Panda Bear Broke My Trombone

They Keep Coming

There are by far more directions 
Than Cardinals 
 On this Earth  
And in this singular life 

In my search  
My compass has been drawn  
And pointed every which way 
Magnetized by metals  
Medals and soil alike  

Tired of trusting others 
 I've thrown it out  - Scout's honor 
 Let it float and bob down the river 
For some other lost soul to find  
On the quest for a golden way of life 
Washing up on the shore  
As they tread lightly  
Dipping a toe in the shallows  
Before chancing that open water 

If I'm going to find the right direction 
For me 
 Even if it's left  
I must be like the Cardinal 
Splitting time 
Between the tree  
And the Sky  
Refrain from posing a single  question 
To my nature  
As it offers me which way 
 The wind blows  

Even if at times 
 Or in time  
It begins to  
Ruffle my feathers 
 So be it  
It may be good 
 It may cause me to molt 
 I've got the energy for a thousand incarnations 
Willing to climb down any rabbit hole  
That life offers 
 If the stakes are high enough 

And when my wings get tired  
I can quit throwing myself 
Against the forces of nature 
And retire to a perch on a tree 
With a view of the forest And the fields  
Where I can watch the patterns 
Of the world unfold  
A reprieve that only I can choose to leave 
Contemplating or just absorbing  
The fight for balance Between nature and grace  
Maybe I'll sit long enough  
To where I don't even notice 
 The drop in degrees  
As winter sneaks up 
 On me and slowly freezes me 
 Curdling my blood 
 Life comes to a halt  
Where I rest  

An Urn on the mantle  
Toppling as the fire built 
 To stave of the cold  
Expands my molecules To a point beyond the ledge  
Like struck with a wind-whipped branch 
My ceramic shatters  
As the ashes scatter 
 Melting into the snow  
And soil, Until spring  
When the thaw  
Brings me back to life  

In a new form  
A deer?  
A mushroom? 
 A limb for another cardinal? 
 Just a feather on a wing?  
Who knows 
I will go from there 

It may ruffle my feathers  
So be it 
 I'm ready to molt 
 I've got the energy for a thousand incarnations 
I am the energy for a thousand incarnations 
Let them come 
I will fight  
I will eat  
I will be eaten 
Gladly  
I will grow  
I will shed 
 I will fly 
 I will crawl  
I may slither 
 I may swim 
 I will find my purpose and I will serve it 
 I will go from here

Cardinal Direction

Honey

this is very good.

guys this week i'm proud to bring you 60 minutes with dj nice mask aka collin o’brien. i've always loved collin's awesome taste in music. from khruangbin to SEGER, you are SURE to get your groove on when hangin' with him. proud to know him and proud to feature his work this week.

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Woods & Moon is John Noreen and Cameron Fife. They are best friends. John is from Michigan. Cam is from Kentucky. They met in Los Angeles. They kind of used to be comedians.

Cardinal Direction

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