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Ode To My Country MAG
Under your wings my mind
and body rested,
not coated yet with feathers
of understanding.
The nest you lovingly
furnished with finest dawn
and cradled my hopes, my naive sense
of myself.
You kept me well.
Unyielding beak you turned
to my foe every time;
keen, golden eyes had marked
on every step I made,
and laughed with amusement
when innocently
I stomped on your ground.
You taught me well, too.
for now I know
and tell
since I have learned to speak
but not in your language ...
though the life I lead is from you
and it speaks of your grandeur
as I speak
but not in your language ...
Now my feathers glisten in the sun,
and I could also
fly the mountain's peaks with love.
compassion, certainty,
patience -
that you have caressed
into the rivers of my soul.
I had to leave.
Years have passed
and different land I step on
self-assured;
with every step of mine envisioning
your golden eyes.
I crave to touch your ground
with hurting toes,
to spread my longing
wings
inside the wind and sea!
It took another
land for me to grow
and see your snowy heights -
- White Eagle!
I will return!!
I hope that you will still
remember me ...
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