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so listen:
i've counted the moose that might have crossed
the fields we passed
thought of the bear at the woodpile
at night one summer wandering headcocked
like a drunk looking for a friendly ear
tell you his story for a drink
tell you his story for a drink
i've watched crowshadowed houses cower at dawn
like the dalton boys waiting out a train
emmet & grat & the rest
even their father didn't remember their names
couldn't say how many there were
but in the wind i still hear them
horns singing 'so what' 'blowin the blues away'
and they follow me
dolphy & bird
miles mingus & trane
these names this music
this wind simply saying we must be heard
so listen
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