a loud thud
on the window
startled
I jump up
look out
and there
on its back
is a song thrush
gasping
I call you
will it die
I ask
stunned I think
you say
it may recover
fly away
do you see
it is breathing
then in one
fleeting moment
this beautiful bird
sighed
shuddered
died
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