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Linda Monacelli-Johnson: Vigil

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How does that dipper*
do it? Over and over,
in spring melt as treacherous
as some emotions,
the feisty bird dances
and doesn't drown.
Then it's up on a rock to sing.


                                  *Dipper is another name for water ouzel.

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