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Winter is a coming in, sing goddamn.


The big dipper sits full
on the moonlit line of pines.
A chill rides the air.

Once deer stood these bright barrens
sniffed the air for scent of snow,
no human dreams worried their sleep.

At midnight the pool of stars snaps
-- unnamed, nothing makes sense...

We become blind without the birds.
No small feathers throating song
and we miss the wisdom of their flights:
such plumage sailing, colorful -- more
interesting than history.

Each wing holds a glint of light
Each bird that survives winter
hollow bones in blue heaven.

Here I'll tell you it was like hitching back broke
and finding friends with drinks and drunk
a place to sleep.

Waking up roomed above the street
filled with another art show
and down a stash tucked in my belt
to the whirl of faces, the crop of artists
the wide open getting high picture show

but it's not like that
needing a house for winter.

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