Lawrence Hall
Dispatches for the Colonial Office
The Parlement of Foules and the Parliament of Fools
The Parlement of Foules of whom old Chaucer wrote
Meet yearly on the Feast of Valentine
In Venus’ temple to negotiate
The noble rites of love and life and youth
The Parliament of Birds on my front lawn
In their several sub-species negotiate
Their seeds and crusts with outraged squawks and shrieks
But in the end manage to satisfy all
The Parliaments of Birds are of order and rules
But humans elect only Parliaments of Fools
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