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The Pelican's Prized Page Summer 2023

7/19/2023

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Welcome to the art section of the summer edition of our quarterly newsletter, The Pelican​! 
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Steller's Jay, ©Kentia Kalanaki
 
     ​The Lark, by Mary Oliver
​

     And I have seen,​ 
     at dawn,​
     the lark​
     spin out of the long grass
​
     and into the pink air --​
     its wings,​
     which are neither wide​
     nor overstrong,
​
     fluttering --​
     the pectorals​
     ploughing and flashing​
     for nothing but altitude --

     and the song​​
     bursting​​
     all the while​​
     from the red throat.​
​
     And then he descends,​​
     and is sorry.​​
     His little head hangs​​
     and he pants for breath
​
​

     for a few moments​​
     among the hoops of the grass,​​
     which are crisp and dry,​​
     where most of his living is done --

     and then something summons him again ​
     and up he goes, ​
     his shoulders working, ​
     his whole body almost collapsing and floating 
​
​

     to the edges of the world. ​     
     We are reconciled, I think, ​
     to too much. ​
     Better to be a bird, like this one -- 
​
     an ornament of the eternal. ​
     As he came down once, to the nest of the grass, ​
     “Squander the day, but save the soul,” ​
     I heard him say.

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To preserve and improve the remaining habitat of birds and other wildlife, restore historical habitat, and educate people, especially children, ​about birds in our unique Nevada environments.
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