variations on a chickadee

outside my window
darting from branch to branch--
two chickadees

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a little homage to basho:

空枝に四十雀跳ぶ冬の朝

kara eda ni shijuukara tobu fuyu no asa

on a bare branch
a chickadee hops
winter morning

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and my attempt at a pun in japanese (using "kara" as a pivot word):

四十雀枝に初めの寒気かな

shijuukara eda ni hajime no samuke kana

a chickadee
on a bare branch--
first chill

election day

pride:
it all comes down to
this little red sticker