“Caxtons are mechanical birds with many wings
And some are treasured for their markings –
They cause the eyes to melt
Or the body to shriek without pain.”

—  Craig Raine

"A Martian Sends a Postcard Home", line 1; first published in The New Statesman, December 23 and 30, 1977.

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