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Bark And Feathers

from Dust Jacket by Joel P West

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The sun is drawing lines in the morning
All through the dust that floats in between
The rooms of every house I have lived in
The gold light lets me see
There are no leaves left up in the aspens
And every sail is tied to a mast
The winter wind has nothing to boast with
The lakeshore laps so silent
That we hear our breath when we’re walking
We can feel our noses turn red
In shallow water we see reflections
The January sunset turns
The ripples pink on their faces
But on their backs they’re painted in black
I see both sides from here I can taste them
Rich and full with what I have and what I lack

The sun comes carefully with the morning
The forest floor waits patient for light
It will expose the bones without warning
They were covered up all night with snow
That’s melting down from the long boughs
The fingers of the pines are relieved
The branches bend back where they belong now
They have stretched but they’re not worried
Every tree has wounds from the winter
We shed old needles under our feet
Nobody ever judges a victim
So our warm breath scribbles
Secrets in the frosty air that surrounds us
They whisper white and then disappear
Against the lights of luxury houses
Honest words throw sparks at fear but blows it out as soon as fire shows so

Don’t you blush, manzanita
The cold exposure will free us
Let’s peel our bark off together
And dress our wounds with the feathers
That fall from each other

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from Dust Jacket, released September 28, 2008

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