Magpie (Poems)

“All the birds that were singing
Have flown except you alone”

And in the branches,
a magpie appeared,
the third of the day.

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Park wanderings
under sun drenched clouds
in azure
music flowing

“All the birds that were singing
Have flown except you alone”

in the tree tops
a solitary magpie rested
the third of the day.

~~~

“All the birds that were singing
Have flown except you alone”

And one magpie,
the third of the day,
recognised a cosmic coincidence
and appeared to an insignificant person
gifting him a significant moment.

~~~

One magpie, the third of the day
flew into a line of sight
across the park lake

“All the birds that were singing
Have flown except you alone”

And it rested there, flashing black and white
in a brokedown palace
of leaves and branches.

~~~

This actually really happened (Third magpie at that particular lyric).

The song (one of the Dead’s best):

And annotated lyrics to the song: http://artsites.ucsc.edu/GDead/agdl/brok.html

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