The Perpetuation of Sorrow
When we fragment forests
we create an excellent habitat for the cowbird
whose females shove the eggs out from songbird nests
and substitute their own
for those full-time mothers to hatch.
A spiral for which I am sorry.
I couldn't help myself.
-Kimiko Hahn
From the beautiful new book Toxic Flora.
Also read William Stevens's New York Times article "The Forest Primeval Isn't What It Used to Be"
i love this poem
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