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Radio Scotland,4 mins

Falkland Islands: Donna Henry

Poetry Postcards

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BALANCING ACT by Donna Henry He sees the beauty below As he flies over head, Those who look up See his beauty light the sky, The functional feathers In his long delicate wings Use the wind beneath him. In elegance he is a king. So free is he in the sky To roam from place to place. His aesthetically perfect body floats Between his artistic wings of lace. On and on he goes, Swooping and diving, Weaving and dipping, For speed he's striving. Over the water, Around the trees With no need at all to fly over cities. He's a country bird And there he'll stay If we just leave him To his play.

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