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the morning cries of birds awakening where they stood nothing to say all the dark hours say we crossed the midnight sea cowering in ink wells rejoicing bravely on the red sands a danger passed a peril unseen as birds in dead of night I did not leave you or cover from the moon or keep my words and all that I am in dead black all that I am rattling in a cage straining against bars I gave you in the darkest hour not the world singing when it needs no song not the world when it sees taking flight but when you trembled I whispered in your ear stay with me we are our wings or did you not hear and did another voice teach fear by night and rancor all the day call you out with morning birds to play when I found the tender passion of unsafe hours abandoned where you left it in a sunbeam on the floor
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Feb 26, 2013
Feb 26, 2013 at 12:52 PM UTC
The Temerity Of Birds
the morning cries of birds awakening where they stood nothing to say all the dark hours say we crossed the midnight sea cowering in ink wells rejoicing bravely on the red sands a danger passed a peril unseen as birds in dead of night I did not leave you or cover from the moon or keep my words and all that I am in dead black all that I am rattling in a cage straining against bars I gave you in the darkest hour not the world singing when it needs no song not the world when it sees taking flight but when you trembled I whispered in your ear stay with me we are our wings or did you not hear and did another voice teach fear by night and rancor all the day call you out with morning birds to play when I found the tender passion of unsafe hours abandoned where you left it in a sunbeam on the floor
paul-s-eifert
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Feb 26, 2013
Feb 26, 2013 at 12:52 PM UTC
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