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Opening the Window After a Long Winter

from Four Ghosts by Tomtenisse

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The bees lie scattered on the windowsill,
almost buried by dust,
their rigid corpses like the dead bouquets
along the interstate.
Antennas drooping stems,
wings like wilting petals.
And I draw a cross in the dirt.

And we who have survived,
we who are as small
and as cruel as we’ve seen ourselves
in nightmares,
we need to know they did not suffer.

We need to know their lives were worth living,
that they died in search of sweetness.

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from Four Ghosts, released August 26, 2016
Written, performed, and produced by Andy Pokel.

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Tomtenisse Minneapolis, Minnesota

A tomtenisse is a Swedish Christmas gnome.

Andy Pokel is a Swedish Christmas gnome.

Andy Pokel is
Tomtenisse.

Tomtenisse is folksy, snythy, singer-songwritery music.

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