A Bird\u2019s Life<\/p>\n
Where do you go little bird?<\/p>\n
When it snows.—–When it snows.<\/p>\n
When this world turns to sleep.<\/p>\n
Do you know?—–Do you know?<\/p>\n
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Is there something in the wind<\/p>\n
that breathes a chill in your heart<\/p>\n
that says it\u2019s autumn\u2019s end?<\/p>\n
Does this bring life to your wings?<\/p>\n
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Where is the sun in the night?<\/p>\n
Is it cold?—–Is it cold?<\/p>\n
Do you feel left behind?<\/p>\n
Alone and old?—–And old?<\/p>\n
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Do you fly on through the dark?<\/p>\n
Waiting for dawn to light the sky.<\/p>\n
Do you follow the sun\u2019s arc?<\/p>\n
As you fly far—–So very far.<\/p>\n
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Is your home in the restless wind?<\/p>\n
Is it there?—–Is it here?<\/p>\n
Do you search for a place to belong?<\/p>\n
Search in vain?—–Search in fear?<\/p>\n
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I hear your voice in every tree.<\/p>\n
Come the spring—–Come the spring.<\/p>\n
This means you are now near me.<\/p>\n
Come to me.—–Come to me.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
You have found your home .<\/p>\n
Once again.—–Once again.<\/p>\n
But, come the autumn, you will roam.<\/p>\n
Once again.—–Once again.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Where do you go little bird?<\/p>\n
When it snows.—–When it snows.<\/p>\n
Where you spend your wintery nights?<\/p>\n
No one knows.—–No one knows.————R. W. Johnson—–(2014)<\/p>\n
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