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Elusive hornbill,
ground warbler,
songbird with
weak wings—
The ornithologist checks
his notes but won’t
find your names
listed there. Instead,
in a clearing he begins
to calculate
how much work it will take
to carve a city
out of the hills,
with compass and lawnmower.
[LAG-other-response date=”02 12 2014″ url=”https://www.vianegativa.us/2014/02/pastoral/” title=”Via Negativa: Pastoral”]