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    Hiroshi Kawasaki

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    The Bird

    I want to sing of the bird
    In a most fundamental way
    First, his beak
    His wings
    His body
    His legs
    His tail
    His eyes
    That\'s all I need to say
    With those alone
    A bird can fly
    © Translation: 2006, Takako Lento

    THE BIRD

    © 1968, Hiroshi Kawasaki
    From: Poems
    Publisher: Kokubunsha,
    Poems
    Poems of Hiroshi Kawasaki
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    The Bird

    I want to sing of the bird
    In a most fundamental way
    First, his beak
    His wings
    His body
    His legs
    His tail
    His eyes
    That\'s all I need to say
    With those alone
    A bird can fly
    © 2006, Takako Lento
    From: Poems

    The Bird

    I want to sing of the bird
    In a most fundamental way
    First, his beak
    His wings
    His body
    His legs
    His tail
    His eyes
    That\'s all I need to say
    With those alone
    A bird can fly
    © 2006, Takako Lento
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