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Devil Bird of Dunne County: Cantos XLIX-LI

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May 16, 2026
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Devil Bird of Dunne County: Cantos XLIX-LI

by Cosmic Poet Simon Pole

XLIX

Junk sceptre he shook, and hoppy his feet
Slapped he with a bounce about the snow-sheet,
And this motion skittish, brutish and rude,
Like flags to a bull, on the bird intrudes,
And swivels its vision, pupils contract,
And quick clacks the be…

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