Swan Song
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Last published Tue, Apr 15, 2014
"The silver Swan, who living had no Note,
when Death approached, unlocked her silent throat.
Leaning her breast against the reedy shore,
thus sang her first and last, and sang no more:
"Farewell, all joys! O Death, come close mine eyes!
"More Geese than Swans now live, more Fools than Wise." -Orlando Gibbons
Legend has it the swan is silent most of its life until the moment of its death, when it sings only once. Destiny Hope Johnson could only live these words so well. Follow her and her two best friends through her own swan song, filled with hope, love, laughter and romance.
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