Edward Maietta

Country sparrows,
Peterson notes,*
have pure white breasts,

Yet the birds of town,
soot-grey prowed, seldom singing—
for fear of cats let loose,

Will break or fix our hearts
with their dusty beauty.

* Cf. Peterson’s Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America

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