Magpies
One for sorrow
two for joy
three for a girl
four for a boy.
Five for squeezing
my eyes shut tight
so I don't see
that bird take flight.
Six for wishing
I didn't relate
that bird to feelings
of anger and hate.
Seven for wanting
every time
to just hear the bird
and not the rhyme.
Lorna Fuller
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