\nLife waked from the great water
\n
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<\/strong>The birds jumped to the sky\nAnd the mouth was open of the onlooker.<\/p>\n
After that the flies flew
\nAnd cast their lives to the four winds
\nShouting: look at me, Im free
\nIm like the birds, Im good.<\/p>\n
The birds looked at the flies of the sky
\nLike them, they flew
\nBecause they were jealous of the little flies
\nAnd they were hungry: they ate them!<\/p>\n
This poem in Irish<\/a>,\u00a0 German<\/a> and Low Saxon<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Out from the water they came they stood upon the land Every bird, every person, every thing Somewhere between Antartica and Galway. Maybe twas between Galway and the North Life waked from the great water The birds jumped to the sky And the mouth was open of the onlooker. 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