10.
In total over a period of nine days I
recorded 49 species of birds, not a good
"twitchers" total but with a few species
either rare or unusual, enough to make some
enjoyable days birdwatching.
M. HANSON
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OAK LEAVES by LISA ROWLEY
Each leaf has a thousand specks.
The leaves have rigid edges and
shaggy tears.
The stem is thick and bold,
A split enters the bottom of it
And spoils the strong hold.
To my eyes it is an umbrella
But only a tramp could possess
such a creation as this.
The crackling sounds like bacon
on the fry.
The veins are out of order
And they carry no more refreshment,
The buds are dead they shall never
grow
As tall as their fellow leaves.
The back of the leaves have some
white
Which looks like some freshly torn skin
Or some skinny milk.
The veins get thinner and look like a trail
made by army troops,
The number of the troops die off every minute
And leave behind a thinner trail.
(Lisa comes from a Walthamstow School. This
was written whilst she was looking at the
fallen leaves of last Autumn, near the Suntrap
Field Centre.)
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