The birds flee the dying places

In the sky
the birds fly,
fleeing this land, for this land is dying.
They fly south, to the deserts and the rainforests,
Places indefinitely lively. 

But in the spring, they will come again,
back with a flurry of feathers and a burst of heat.
Bringing life with them, from the southern places.

Life that will last us till October comes again.

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