early signs of spring
starlings check out an old nest
under the eaves

tiny flecks of white
against the dull grey
snowdrops at last

on the branch a gull
cleans its beak - on the ground
a tiny eggshell

a distant tall tree
green over the grey rooftops
spring sunshine

purple yellow white
a cluster of crocuses
on the compost heap

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and something quite different -

The law locks up the man or woman
Who steals the goose from off the common;
But lets the greater felon loose
Who steals the common from the goose. (Anon)

How a minority
Reaching majority
Seizing authority
Hates a minority (Leonard H. Robbins)

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