The Grackle⭑
The grackle’s voice is less than mellow,
His heart is black, his eye is yellow,
He bullies more attractive birds
With hoodlum deeds and vulgar words,
And should a human interfere,
Attacks that human in the rear.
I cannot help but deem the grackle
An ornithological debacle.
‘Til next time, y’all…
⭑Ogden Nash from his 1942 anthology “Good Intentions”.
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