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    Birds In Verse
    Birds In Verse
    Birds In Verse
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    Birds In Verse

    By Caroline Doyle

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    20 Poems about birds, from the typical garden variety, to the more exotic. They show my love for all wild things.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCaroline Doyle
    Release dateFeb 25, 2012
    ISBN9781466185982
    Birds In Verse
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    Caroline Doyle

    I am 53 years old and live in Chirk, N. Wales I am a new writer. What I write comes from a lifetimes experience. I write fiction as well as non fiction. My ebooks are all available here and the two in paperback, 'the clinging vines' and 'The Oculate Conspiracy' are available from all major online retailers.

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