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A Great Distance to Travel
Wandering home along the path
A wife as beautiful as the forest waiting for him
Near, yet so far away
Down by the water she rests
Engrossed in her own world
Reality is unknown
In her arms a majestic swan rests
Nurturing the swan’s pain with her own
They cry alone, and yet they’re together
One human, one swan
Tears stream down her face
Her sister has been left alone
Empty without her sister there
As long as she’s human she will be lost
Recently she has been grieving
More and more often she returns to the river
Sisters in blood and yet different species
One night she cries out in her sleep
Finally, a decision had been made in his mind
Sadly, he must say goodbye
Out the window his wish dances in the wind
Moments later she is no longer human
Elated once she is placed in the water
Only true love can prevail this difference
Neither will change their true forms
Ever faithful he will live on
Your first two wishes were wasted
Only one left to spare
Until the day he dies, he will save his last wish
Little did anyone know he would stay content
One late autumn evening people passing heard a woeful song
Voicing their sadness the swans will sing
Empty home, lonesome swans
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