Evidence

Wendy Cope


'A great deal of anecdotal evidence suggests that we respond positively to birdsong.'

    — scientific researcher, Daily Telegraph, 8 February 2012

Centuries of English verse

Suggest the selfsame thing:

A negative response is rare

When birds are heard to sing.

What's the use of poetry?

You ask. Well, here's a start:

It's anecdotal evidence

About the human heart.


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