Moose Song

from Sugar and Anise by Jack Daw

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I lock horns with another moose
Antlers jutting forth like broken bottle shards
As my son looks at me in the light of the moon
I wish I could see him in the light of the stars that

Observe and conquer between respective paths
As the rain pooled on the scraggly grass
I watch my short breath steaming out through
Bursts of rage and hurting I try to stand last

A bone strikes between my own
And the pain holds me like a clenched fist
I always thought that I would kneel alone
I hide my eyes and I am thankful for the mist that

Obscures and counters the sight of myself through
His eyes so clean and legs seeking strength
My gleaming self soon will be a chamber
A chamber with the loam meeting me and luring to stay

I cannot hold my warmth anymore
Dusting the pines with soft as silk snow
Cracking the ground and loosening the land
I want to know where my boy will go

My lungs stop pulsing
My legs stop twitching
My hollow chest will not stand tall and full

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from Sugar and Anise, released March 19, 2021

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Jack Daw Minneapolis, Minnesota

Chord-slingin' guitar troubadour from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Frog and marble enthusiast, swamp rover, and your new best friend.

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