in the quiet between November and December,
a white-throated sparrow sings
five long notes
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
for weeks I insist I hear an off-key bird,
stand barefoot on the porch
of my not-knowing
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Po-or Sam Peabody, Peabody, Peabody
sings the sparrow, passerine toes
holding the pine
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
even when I did not know your name, sparrow,
I knew your song, the particular way
you break the silence
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