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[BIRDS CHIRPING]

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OK, a poem called Birds
of the Holy Lands.

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Shifting modes a bit.

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"Birds of the Holy Lands.

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Jerusalem is just above
the 38th parallel,

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about the latitude of
Charleston, Montgomery,

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Jackson.

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I often listen for the
birds of the holy lands.

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Sometimes you can hear
them behind the news

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between the gunshots and
imagine the dappled shadows

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beside the fountain in a
courtyard with olive trees

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and myrtle bushes.

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And the peaceful
chirping of sparrows

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creates a restful
space for the mind."

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