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''And then we'll sit
in the shadowy spruce and
pick the bones
of careless mice,
while the long moon drifts
toward Asia''
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John Haines (b. 1924), U.S. poet. If the Owl Calls Again (l. 13-18). . . New from the Glacier; Selected Poems. (1982) Wesleyan University Press.
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  If the Owl Calls Again

at dusk
from the island in the river,
and it's not too cold,

I'll wait for the moon
to rise,
then take wing and glide
to meet him.

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