The California condor spreads her wings
Impressive sight to see on cliff so high
Takes off in flight not knowing joy she brings
A graceful beauty soaring through the sky
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This lovely black and white bird's eyesight's keen
To scavenge fifteen thousand feet below
Her wingspan's quite unlike I've ever seen
A dinosaur descendant, that I know
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I gaze in wonder at our largest bird
So rare, few hundred are all that we've got
They're known as awesome parents, so I've heard
These New World vultures, I respect a lot
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If you see one, perhaps at local zoo
Admire this creature, as I always do
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A/N: This was my first English sonnet (also called Shakespearean sonnet.) It consists of three quatrains and a couplet, and the rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg.
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