Rara avis is a Latin phrase that literally translates to rare bird

The term originates from the Satires of the ancient Roman poet Juvenal who wrote Rara avis in terris nigroque simillima cygno

Meaning a bird as rare upon the earth as a black swan

Because the Romans considered black swans nonexistent

It became an idiom for anything that defies expectations or is incredibly difficult to find


I am sitting next to Dawlish Water

Reading a book of poems by Juvenal

In a few minutes I will feed

The Black Swans

(it is not encouraged)


The town is already busy

As the weather is hot

Yet nobody is near me

This is my Church



Travels with Joe