Black larks are noted for building a ring of cattle or horse dung around their nests. It is believed they do this to prevent being trampled, as animals are reluctant to graze near their own dung.

This is my first attempt at a mondo poem. My understanding of the form is as follows:

* It consists of two katuatas - which are three lines of 5-7-7 syllables.
* The first katuata is typically a question, and is related to a nature theme.
* The second katuata is an answer, usually of a more abstract or philosophical bent than the question.

Word of the day: obsidion (n.) a siege; the state of being besieged.

* xenophobia is the fear of strangers.

My much-treasured Christmas present for 2017 is a book by Paul Anthony Jones: "The cabinet of linguistic curiosities". Each page contains a descriptive story about some obscure or archaic word. It occurred to me it would be a fun exercise to try and write, each day, a poem featuring the "word of the day" from the book.

Thanks for reading.

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