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as ten herons hare  (  erah snoreh net sa  )

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one robin bobs

with the bubbles on the birdbath


two cuckoos tock

with the ticks of a clock


three peewits pee

in a pea green bottle bank


four jackdaws caw

in the yawns of a morning


five finches fly

like a mackerel in the welkin


six siskins sink

in a red kitchenette


seven penguins prance

with the ants in y' pantry


eight ravens rave

in a static caravan


nine nightingales

sing in albert square


as ten herons hare

in the clover - over there

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