22 SEPTEMBER 1928, page 11

Poetry

The Pessimists SEVEN pigeons sat together Grumbling at the horrid weather On a tall roof's topmost twist, Like a row of poor old men Cradled in an icy mist Hardly moving. Now......

The Birds Of Berlin

F ROM the window of my office in the heart of Berlin I look out upon a garden where an oriole sings throughout the summer. Just beneath my window there is a flat lead roof......