red breasted mother pulls
earthworms from the soil
Robin feeds the chicks beneath her wing
protein-strings taken by sharp beaks
in a bed of brittle twigs, collected
leaves clustered in the nest, waiting
Spring...eggshells cracking
fledglings molting through the Summer
Autumn...birds take flight
lonely parents in the pine
bid their young farewell
in the Winter moon's cold light
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