Song of the small birds

'Song of the small birds' by Stevie Krayer

'...splitting the blue air is the worst, / ripping the breath from living things.' | Photo: Stuart Barr / flickr CC.

Splitting up the land came first,

then splitting the coal for the warmth it brings.

But splitting the blue air is the worst,

ripping the breath from living things.

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