One of my favourite poems:

Foweles in the frith,
The fisses in the flod,
And I mon waxe wod.
Sulch sorw I walke with
For beste of bon and blod.

[Birds in the wood,
The fish in the river,
And I must go mad.
Such sorrow I walk with
For best / beast of bone and blood.]

~ Anon, 13th Century.

📷 Owl, Book of Hours, London, c. 1460 - https://sites.nd.edu/manuscript-studies/tag/owl/

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