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title: The Bird Watcher

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# The Bird Watcher
**by Catherine Buercklin**

She sits.
Stoic.
Deciding who 
she wants to be
in this moment.
The bird watcher
craves the best 
of the day,
like anyone.
Knowledge.
Beauty.
Passion.
Meaning.
An unabated purpose 
only animals seem to know.
The pads of their paws
etched with earthy glaze
as they make their way
through moor and mire
to graze on yesterday’s life.
Sometimes it’s their 
brilliance
that leaves her 
breathless.
But more often than not,
it’s the idea that creatures 
so wild and gentle
exist in this world at all.