West Nile Virus 8/06
West Nile virus impacts the sounds usually heard
Submitted by: Judy Moores, 11/12/09
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West Nile Virus 8/06
Biking home from town today
I stopped beneath the walnut trees, and
Listened for the sound of birds.
I heard no sound –
No raucous crows, no chattering jays
No magpies with their garrulous ways.
So I went upon my way
Missing my avian chorus –
Mourning the silence.
– Judy Moores