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Subject: Shade Song

Author:
andy

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Date Posted: 21:00:13 01/15/08 Tue

Shade Songs

Times when life flows
easy
like sand through
a child's hand

when the laughter begs
steady
like a steam boat
on a rolling sea

we boil down
summers
chase the winters
into grays

until spring's clean patina
wipes our brows
in morning dew

there is no boredom
in multicolored thoughts
only the regretful
see the black
in green

yesterday,
a friend drove
while looking in
his rear view mirror

I thought;
"Why look behind you
when you can't change a thing?"

I struggle with the thought of knaves
but, I will not go mad
in the poverty
of another's
shame

Right now;

there is three birds in the Maple
two I have seen before
the odd one out
sings a song of warning

then flies into the blue sky
in my world
he will remain
forever unnamed

there is no time for grieving
I have seen death at my door
I set no clocks today

as I surrender to the earth
below an oak in summer shade
strumming on six strings

ajs

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