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birdwatching
you can have your SLR
your life list
and your Horned Grebe (#379)
I will take my Herring Gull
dancing in the wind
gliding a few inches above my head
alighting beside me
I will take my American Crow
perched high in an oak
cawing above a forgotten graveyard
a single black feather left behind
I will take my European Starling
thousands suddenly ( Read more... ) -
better left unsaid
one word
one thought
one opinion
and things will never be the same again
why is it so hard to know what to say?
why is it so hard to hold on to each other?
sometimes i feel alone
and misunderstood
by everyone
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seen from above
a buzzard never looked as beautiful as now
seen from above
sun shining
white speckled on black
wings stretched
flying free
we are kin
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Herring Gull
Herring gull, herring gull,
Do you love to fly?
When the wind fills your wings,
And you float on the air,
Is it peaceful?
When you dive down in a gust,
And it blows you,
And it spins you,
And you flip and you fall,
And you swoop and you land,
Is it fun? Is it thrilling?
Or is it dull?
Is it rote?
You stand but a few feet away,
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arise
black against the grey
flapping flapping
this way
that way
faster faster
turning turning
faster faster faster
turning turning
flapping flapping
faster faster
turning turning turning
soaring
soaring
arise
when someone looks for miracles in a two-thousand-year-old book
sometimes i wonder
have they ever stopped and watched a seagull fly?
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Completed Oyster Discography and Storm Lyrics
Well, the complete Oyster discography is up with my song descriptions, as well as my Storm Lyrics. Thanks to grey_archangel and Stan for their help.
Oyster Discography
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Oyster Song Introductions Part 3
I finished the last of my song introductions for www.heathernova.net's discography. Once I get some feedback on these, we'll be able to finish the discography page for Oyster. Yay.
For those of you who are not Heather Nova fans, Oyster is the greatest album ever made by anyone. Just thought you'd like to know ;-)
Oyster Song Introductions Part 3 -
Things Are Great
"Things are great," I say.
Lying is second nature now;
I die a little everyday.
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Kingdom Drunks
As Frai and I have been playing Kingdom Hearts, we've come up with a drinking game for it: whenever the word "heart" is uttered.
If we had been actually doing this tonight, I would be passed out. This game has some ultra-cheesy dialog.