I saw the first
red-winged blackbirds
of the year
this morning.
Sixteen degrees,
west wind fourteen
miles per hour,
wind chill two.
I know it's the
first day of spring,
but I still think
they were confused.
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Hugo and Nebula Award nominee. Creator of Proper Manuscript Format, Spelling Bee Solver, Tylogram, and more. Banned in Canada.
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