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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    High-quality limited edition hardbound artbook with John William Carroll's poems typeset and 13 original illustrations by Reuben Butchart. Book contains over 32 pages and compact disk.

    Also includes immediate download of 8-track album in your choice of 320k mp3, FLAC, or just about any other format you could possibly desire.
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lyrics

I almost missed him, white
on white, but for that startle,
less than fright, that tells
me something else is sensible nearby.
We shared a snowy rock, the dying gull and I.

Only the slow opening and closing
of a yellow eye signaled more life
was left in him to ebb away.
He faced the sea –
gun grey and white the sky –
his colors.

Wind ruffled the feathers along his back;
he made no move to preen.
One wing slid from his side
like a shawl from a shoulder.
Snow fell into the sea and melted.
Snow fell onto his feathers and stayed.

The eye died open, unafraid.

©2011 John William Carroll

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from Nameless and Awake: Eight Poems by John William Carroll, released January 1, 2012
John William Carroll: Poem
Reuben Butchart: Voice, Piano, Acoustic Guitar
John Bollinger: Drums
Matt Darriau: Faux Clarinet, Low Whistle, Bass Accordion
Jason DiMatteo: Acoustic Bass
Katie Down: Glass Instruments
Noah Hoffeld: Cello
Kevin McWha Steele: Lute, Shruti Box

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