We worked side by side

Gathering pine bark from the ground

Shaking the needles from the trees

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We built that shelter from nothing

Made of sticks and twigs.

So many pine needles covered it,

And we stuffed in the inside.

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I remember, when we took it down

It stood up even after I took

The ridgepole out

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So many pine needles

Pounds and pounds.

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Before we climbed into the cold

We sat with the rest

And laughed and laughed.

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We ate lasagna

And hot Cocoa,

Before we retreated

Up the mountain.

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Then we squeezed into the pile of bark

Side by side

In the dark

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It was a good thing we were both thin

Otherwise

We wouldn't have fit.

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The in the darkness we lay

Drifting in and out of sleep

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It was cold, freezing so

And I could here the wind

Whipping up the gully

Making the trees shake and quiver.