“Ode to A Magpie,” by Aubrey Steptoe
Aug 20th, 2021 | By Defenestration![](https://www.defenestrationmag.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Defenestration-Poetry.jpg)
A magpie on a slippery branch
In the cloying wind!
A gloomy October day…
And yellow leaves
Pale and wet against
Somewhat plagiarized black boughs
A magpie on a slippery branch
In the cloying wind!
A gloomy October day…
And yellow leaves
Pale and wet against
Somewhat plagiarized black boughs