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The Owl

from Edward Thomas by Toby Darling

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Here is another poem by Edward Thomas, written in February 1915.

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The Owl
BY EDWARD THOMAS
F#maj7 Emaj7 G#m F#
Downhill I came, hungry, and yet not starved;
B A G#m
Cold, yet had heat within me that was proof
F#maj7 Emaj7 G#m F#
Against the North wind; tired, yet so that rest
B A G#m
Had seemed the sweetest thing under a roof.

C#m G#m F#
Then at the inn I had food, fire, and rest,
C#m B F#m
Knowing how hungry, cold, and tired was I.
B D A
All of the night was quite barred out except
Em Bm x4
An owl's cry, a most melancholy cry

Shaken out long and clear upon the hill,
No merry note, nor cause of merriment,
But one telling me plain what I escaped
And others could not, that night, as in I went.

And salted was my food, and my repose,
Salted and sobered, too, by the bird's voice
Speaking for all who lay under the stars,
Soldiers and poor, unable to rejoice.

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from Edward Thomas, released June 20, 2015
poem by Edward Thomas
music by Toby Darling

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Toby Darling Penang, Malaysia

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Feel free to do anything you want with these tracks, I am not interested in making money from music.

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