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Walter Barkan

Artist Statement for 'Bird's Dream' for 'Where Birds Dream' Show & Silent Auction, Winter 2010

Mother Nature knows what’s best.
Every bird should have a nest.
But if she moved to Oregon,
She’d never want to live in one
For shelter from the rains that douse,
I’d much rather have a house.

Built of cedar, painted bright,
Hanging at a nice, safe height,
With a simple, clean design,
Just one room would be just fine.
And to make it even neater,
Nearby there would be a feeder.

So buy it! Go on! Do your part.
Do it for the sake of art.

Even if it sounds absurd,
That’s what I’d dream, were I a bird.