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The Birdman

from Love Forgiven by Peacock Angell

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Written by Ruth Angell in a cafe on the Champs-Élysées in Paris 2005. There was a wooden box, one of those old tea chests with the metal edges at the side of the road. It had a wheel in each corner. As I watched the side of the box began to open and a tiny tiny old man crept out and sat on the edge. He reached behind him into the box and brought out a knife, a board and some chunks of bread. He began to chop them into little pieces and the birds flew down around him like snow. Landing on his knees, head, hands and around his feet. He fed the birds for about 10minutes then packed everything away and crept back into the box and shut the door. Beautiful.

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A board on his lap
So he can cut the bread
Into neat little one inch squares
A few at a time
And they're just the right size
To feed the hungry birds by his feet
Sitting in his wooden box
With the world outside revealed
By a front door of plywood and string

He's the birdman

His life fulfilled, maybe
Surrounded by the wealthy
Though he still feels the cold in the night
His box has four wheels
He can go where he feels
And the birds will show him the way
There amidst the chaos
Of millions of cars and people
Is where he found his solitude

He's the birdman

A sparrow lands on his knee
He's begging for his tea
The birdman gently shoos him away
His work for the day done
Till the next rising of the sun
When the birds will return for his love
Staring out the cafe window
Drinking my coffee
I see, a peaceful scene

He's the birdman

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from Love Forgiven, released March 12, 2012

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