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a cardinal chased three wrens away

approaching fast about midday

red bird preferred to feed alone

so broke apart their feathered fray

two starlings perched in afternoon

and soon began a sweetheart tune

love song so dear it broke my heart

of long goodbyes and warm regards

a waxwing came as evening fell

with invocations, mystic spells

magic only waxwings know

to mark another days farewell

every stone and every hole

every lie the water told

every shade on every bend

was known to me at river’s end

every cut and every loon

every dance the bluebells’ bloom

every soul among my friends

was known to me at river’s end

every word and every thought

every truth my heart had sought

every mist the Lord intends

was known to me at river’s end