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he turns his hawk head to view
the shells of turtles streaking
the still-shroud of water in tanks
as blue as sky

he lifts a leg and talons tensed
pivots to defend
against an enclosing shadow

with whitish eyes and an impossible urge to fly
he hops along his man-made perch
toward the cages where squirrels leap from metal to wood
scattering like leaves in unpredictable flurry
scattering like leaves in unpredictable flurry

spring, he will never experience again
nor know the scent of a pent-up life
released like sunflowers blooming or the feel of the moon
colder but more comforting
than being touched

with whitish eyes and an impossible urge to fly
he hops along his man-made perch
toward the cages where squirrels leap from metal to wood
scattering like leaves in unpredictable flurry
scattering like leaves in unpredictable flurry

bridge

he is without time or tribe
and like fire
he haunts
by just
being

with whitish eyes and an impossible urge to fly
he hops along his man-made perch
toward the cages where squirrels leap from metal to wood
scattering like leaves in unpredictable flurry
scattering like leaves in unpredictable flurry
scattering like leaves in unpredictable flurry
scattering like leaves

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from River - songs from the poetry of Allison Grayhurst, track released October 5, 2017
© 2017 Diane Barbarash (vocals, musical composition and arrangement) and Allison Grayhurst (lyrics from the poem Animal Sanctuary)

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Diane Barbarash Vancouver, British Columbia

Thank you to the ones who inspire me daily to be true to myself when I write... Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Steve Earle, Sigur Ros, Kathleen Edwards, Kacey Musgraves, Julie Miller, Rhianna, Future, Bon Iver, Yellawolf, Lights and to songwriters everywhere ... more

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