Woodpecker

from The Swan by Old Sap

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You left me on the shore
feeling all kinds of sore.
You said,
"Breathe it in slow."

How, how will we know
when it's time to go?
The robin's call
is the horn.

All the humming buzzing in the air
if you listen will release your cares—
just breathe it in slow.
Breathe it in slow.

But all of my needs,
all of my needs
all of my needs won't leave me be.
I hear them at the door,
pounding on the windows
won't none of my needs please leave me in peace?

Bark's all broke,
bark's all broke now,
bark's all broke and the wood's on the ground.
I hear a knock,
I'm hearing a knock now
every time the woodpecker comes around.

Down by the lake,
down by the river,
down by the lake we remove our clothes.
The sun shines bright,
the sunshine is golden
and on your shoulder
a dragonfly

Blue as the sky,
blue as the water,
blue as the whirlpools in your eyes.
On your face, it looks like a flower
a pink and white one
spreading wide.

When,
when will we know
sure,
it's time to go.

The robin's call
is the horn.

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from The Swan, released May 13, 2016

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Old Sap Asheville, North Carolina

Old Sap is a poet-banjoist currently located in Western North Carolina.

Folk, Folk Rock, and Americana.

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