The Bird Who Nested in a Meteor
Life within the falling stars
A meteor crashed into a quiet field, still warm with celestial heat. Weeks later, a rare white bird built a nest in its hollow. Scientists argued, but poets understood: even in destruction, life finds a place to sing.
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