Hardy's poem is dated Dec 31, 1900. Greg Williamson's very ambitious Mockingbird is dated Dec 31, 2000. In it a Mockingbird memorably and perfectly imitates an automobile burglary alarm. It is wry, unlike Hardy's gloomy masterpiece, but it is a sobering poem on the day alcoholics call amateur hour. It's in Errors in the Script, Greg's second collection. Happy New Year.
[This message has been edited by Tim Murphy (edited December 31, 2006).]
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