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                                                                 Daniel Wilcox         
        the animal sound in the trees
       
       
        wind ‘gutles’ the animal sound in the trees
        outside
        moon and sharp stars strike no more
        visible
        inside the bunkhouse, boots lean and a bed
        unmade
        upon it, old blankets and a ‘mutted’ dog
        curled
        up brim of a soiled hat hangs above not
        gone
        their calloused master drove away
        after
        unsaddling his shivered horse in the barn
        left
        in the snowy dark without his whining dog
        alone
        it is gut shot by the grinning boss at
        noon
        in the moonless day
        below
        the animal sounds in the trees
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