SWANS

Swans entwine right in the darkness
Lace their necks together
And August is still like January’s final days

Snowy banks embrace the river
Swans weave their long necks
Gracefully through the world, in the middle

And flows on, winds away out of reach
Flows on, winds away out of sight
The river

Beyond the horizon, the sun sinks
In snowy darkness
Flows the river
Swans entwine through the night, in the middle

To the dawn
On the purple black
Skyline

And flows on, winds away out of reach
Flows on, winds away out of sight
The river

Flows on, winds away out of reach
Flows on, winds away out of sight
Like the river

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