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Cardinal

I’m Sorry to Say

I’m sorry to say
red cardinals don’t live
in the evergreen state
unless a migration 
has lost its way. 

My husband was not lost
when he came to Washington,
he never missed North Carolina,
except for those red birds~
Sadly, I’ve never seen one.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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