Poems and Thoughts    by Frank Maurer

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Summer Splashes of Red. It is July and the White-crowned and Golden-crowned Sparrows Have long departed. The feeders are empty and quiet after a winter's bustling. Suddenly, there appeared a beautiful House Sparrow pair-- Sparrow-brown, but the male with splashes of red On chest, neck, and crown of the head. How joyous that little dinosaurs of another ilk Have come to feed and amuse my eyes with their dancing! Frank Maurer 7 August 2025 1630 Hours.