http://www.wordnik.com/lists/poetrie-paired-things.xml by Kay Ryan <br /> <br /><a href="/words/Who">Who</a>, who had only seen <a href="/words/wings">wings</a>, <br />could <a href="/words/extrapolate">extrapolate</a> the <br /><a href="/words/skinny sticks">skinny sticks</a> of things <br /><a href="/words/birds">birds</a> use for <a href="/words/land">land</a>, <br />the <a href="/words/backward">backward</a> way they <a href="/words/bend">bend</a>, <br />the <a href="/words/silly">silly</a> way they <a href="/words/stand">stand</a>? <br />And who, only studying <br /><a href="/words/birdtracks">birdtracks</a> in the sand, <br />could think those <a href="/words/little forks">little forks</a> <br />had <a href="/words/decamped">decamped</a> on the <a href="/words/wind">wind</a>? <br />So many <a href="/words/paired things">paired things</a> seem <a href="/words/odd">odd</a>. <br />Who ever would have <a href="/words/dreamed">dreamed</a> <br />the broad winged <a href="/words/raven of despair">raven of despair</a> <br />would <a href="/words/quit the air">quit the air</a> and go <br /><a href="/words/bandylegged">bandylegged</a> upon the ground, <br />a <a href="/words/common crow">common crow</a>? http://www.wordnik.com http://www.wordnik.com/words/who Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/who http://www.wordnik.com/words/wings Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:53 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/wings http://www.wordnik.com/words/extrapolate Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:50 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/extrapolate http://www.wordnik.com/words/skinny sticks Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:46 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/skinny sticks http://www.wordnik.com/words/birds Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:41 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/birds http://www.wordnik.com/words/land Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:38 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/land http://www.wordnik.com/words/backward Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:35 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/backward http://www.wordnik.com/words/bend Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:32 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bend http://www.wordnik.com/words/silly Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:29 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/silly http://www.wordnik.com/words/stand Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:26 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/stand http://www.wordnik.com/words/birdtracks Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:24 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/birdtracks http://www.wordnik.com/words/little forks Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:20 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/little forks http://www.wordnik.com/words/decamped Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:16 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/decamped http://www.wordnik.com/words/wind Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:13 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/wind http://www.wordnik.com/words/paired things Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:10 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/paired things http://www.wordnik.com/words/odd Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:06 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/odd http://www.wordnik.com/words/dreamed Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:03 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/dreamed http://www.wordnik.com/words/raven of despair Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:12:00 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/raven of despair http://www.wordnik.com/words/quit the air Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:11:56 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/quit the air http://www.wordnik.com/words/bandylegged Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:11:52 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/bandylegged http://www.wordnik.com/words/common crow Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:11:49 +0000 http://www.wordnik.com/words/common crow