free as Escher’s birds flung-out-of-a-box
you fly    you say liberty’s all in the
mind    best foot forward you board the boat &
sail away away      it is very near-

ly Friday     last week has blown away    the
wind hasn’t stopped for a year & a day
it fills your wings with God    we hope you re
turn    we hope you look up at the twinkly

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Jordie Albiston

Summer 2014

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