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Tuesday, April 2, 2019

If I Sleep…


If I Sleep…

with the window open
I’ll surely be shivering,
quaking and quivering,
find frost on the pane
or rain on the sill

(or even worse still,
if especially chill)
a blanket of snow
on my bed;

and yet, (I’ll bet)
with the window closed,
I’ll be startled from sleep
by the shrill alarm’s beep
(a sound that I solidly dread)

and I’d much prefer
birdsong
instead.

PSC / 2019-Apr



YouTube Video & Audio info:
American Bird Conservancy - Published on Dec 19, 2014
American Robin photo by Kenneth Keifer, Shutterstock
Audio recorded in Vermont by Paul Marvin.


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