Connor Sings a Classic Irish Tune

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Connor sings a classic Irish tune,
Open to the wild western wind.
Neither sentiment nor well-worn words
Need keep him from the ecstasy of birds,
Overwhelmed by beauty, brute and blind,
Reserved for those who bleed, as from a wound.

Copyright by Nicholas Gordon. Free for personal or non-commercial use.

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