Day begins
Sun
Comes
Up

Silence
Deafening
So
Abrupt

From tree
And meadow
No sound
Erupts

Birds
Vanish
Too few cared
Enough

*A recent comprehensive study estimates
there are 3 billion fewer wild birds soaring
the skies over North America today than
in 1970. This is a decrease of 29 percent.

Word of the Day:  Jeopardize