A baby owl, whose name was Blanche,
Perched bravely on a narrow branch,
And wondered whether she could try,
To jump off and attempt to fly.
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I thought this was written by Jeremy Lloyd. It was in his Captain Beaky book of 1980...
That was such a cute poem, so well written and a very pleasant read.
This is a poem by Jeremy Lloyd, not Ruth Henry.