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The Flightless Bird by Aizuddin

Once, every morning, a cuckoo was heard,

Ear – piercing, thus woke those who in slumber

To start plowing their dirt.

They thought that the fruits in February

Are less succulent than in June.

As most of them are less flavorful

Like an apple to a prune.

And over the years, sun and cloud fought

Causing the land to suffer monsoon or drought.

Yet the mortals can only think

On what to make of a diminished thing.

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