I dwell inside the coppered forest confusion Among straight evergreens pining for blue windows , in the illusion of being the only man on earth , in the union of sycamore and birch .. May contrails be arrows shot from appeased gods , may cirrus clouds take the shape of horses in battle from the very stables of Olympus The chatter of the raven and melancholy dove , mercurial raptors announcing their presence from high above Accept a brother shunned , a native son bridled in despair Wearing battles upon both arms , seething in emotive turmoil Bearing tokens of love for every fish , mammal and serpent The warmth of July in Chinook winter winds , the crisp air of Autumn for the dog days of August , a crown of azaleas with Cherokee roses in the Appalachian snowfall amidst the Indian forestΒ Β May flocks of pelicans continually grace her windswept , turquoise shores May the voices of bobwhite quail address her plains forevermore* ...
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