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SKIPPING

The stilts stay ahead of me,
flying to the next safe stretch
of sand each time I catch up.
I like to watch birds do this.
The great blue heron will let
you get closer than the egrets.
It is a kind of dance
I sometimes do
with flocks of smaller birds,
as though we have gone out
together for a walk,
and they are skipping
along the way.

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