Janice, Jean and Martin, thanks for noticing! It’s an old one, work shopped way back when the holy trinity of critters was Sullivan-Murphy-Juster. I still bear the bruises.
Yes, I’m familiar with Frost’s “Ovenbird,” which I suspect is an echo of Thoreau’s discussions in his journals of the bird’s trickster behaviors and varied songs. Frost taught Thoreau for years. It seems the bird is a muse to both of them.
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Ralph
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