Sparrow<\/p>\n
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I’m an ounce
\nOf flit and bounce,
\nAn inch
\nOf hop and flinch.
\nI chirp and chatter,
\nPerch and scatter,
\nAlert, still:
\nThe world can kill
\nAnd think it doesn’t matter.<\/p>\n
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“Sparrow” is reprinted from\u00a0ArtWord Quarterly <\/em>and Resin from the Rain<\/em>\u00a0(Rose Alley Press, 2002).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n David D. Horowitz<\/a> founded and manages Rose Alley Press.<\/a> His most recent poetry collections, published by Rose Alley, are Sky Above the Temple\u00a0<\/em><\/a>and Stars Beyond the Battlesmoke<\/em>.<\/a> His poems and essays have appeared in numerous journals, including The Lyric<\/em>, Candelabrum<\/em>, The New Formalist<\/em>,<\/a> The Smoking Poet<\/em>, and Exterminating Angel<\/em>. David has edited and published two Northwest poetry anthologies: Limbs of the Pine, Peaks of the Range<\/em> and Many Trails to the Summit<\/em>. He frequently organizes poetry readings in the Puget Sound region and in 2005 received the Poets<\/em>West Award for his contributions to Northwest literature.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sparrow I’m an ounce Of flit and bounce, An inch Of hop and flinch. I chirp and chatter, Perch and scatter, Alert, still: The world can kill And think it doesn’t matter. “Sparrow” is reprinted from\u00a0ArtWord Quarterly and … Continue reading