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The Tortoise

from A Flame in Avalon by Anne Lister

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The United Nations of Animals, sitting around, discussing humans.

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What makes you fly so high said the sparrow
What makes you want to leave the earth below ?
To be lower than your hope leads to sorrow¬ said the lark
And what makes you sing so sweet said the cuckoo
If you've a fine song¬ why not sing it loud ?
There's more done softly than is done in shouting¬ said the dove

And I'd fly high if I could said the dormouse
I'd sing sweetly if I could said the hound
And I'd move fast if I could said the tortoise from the ground
And what a strange thing is man said all creatures
For he can walk and run and swim and fly
He can sing and shout and talk and change his homeplace
And calls life hard ...

What makes you hunt us all said the fieldmouse
What makes you plunge down for the kill ?
Why not ask the bee not to search for blossoms¬ said the hawk

And I'd eat grass if I could said the vulture
I'd hunt flowers if I could said the lion
But I'd leave some alive said the tortoise from the ground
And what a strange thing is man said all creatures
He'll hunt and kill all living things the same
He'll destroy the earth and everything within it
And say he's won

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from A Flame in Avalon, released May 1, 2020

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Anne is best known for her song "Icarus", recorded and performed by a number of different singers, including Martin Simpson and Nic Jones. "Astrolabe" is her ninth solo album.

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