PARTRIDGES WITHOUT A PEAR TREECome hither, seek refugeUpon our verdant lawn.Safe from hunters whoseek to drive your kind forth.Your two bulbous bodiesstep with confidence across the grass,heads bobbing up and down in counterpointpeck, pause, peck, pause.Blood-red eyes assess the danger.None.The perfect bulls-eyefor a shot.Crimson beaks puckeredready for action,mediterranean blue flecksdappled upon your necks.As for your …

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