STORY ABOUT SAFETY the wind up the growth of corn and hay at its height the redwing blackbird's song the swallow's master flight the strong houses and stronger barns children with thick legs the stranger rode his horse amongst us he looked at barns fields children and thought to overwhelm us he did not understand he did not ride as we did we betrayed him they carried him away our children could come out again he was in some awful place we prayed he would be saved