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Cymbals of Sunshine
03:44
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step out ‘cross shadows into the spear of sunshine
We fell, the sun-flower showers us in blades of light
fall out ‘cross the sand, blind with cymbals of sunshine
draw the spear of sunshine in. I am opened
posture impacts soul. solace in the color of the sky
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Possible
03:54
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the days have stilled. we can’t behold tomorrow’s turning face,
it’s passing beyond the pale.
and here we’ll find an endless love is possible,
it’s passing the air between us.
ever have I longed to breathe in the story without an ending.
all the beauty dreamt in time is ascending here in the warm light.
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Eventide
05:45
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night falls. light fails. grey clouds. moon pale.
whisper dark leaves. singing soft breeze.
now the winter of the day,
memory sleeps in even’s tide.
twilight like the tide of time gently rises.
passing pain; bright. buried sunlight.
rising night wave. darkness. cool grave.
dreams come in winter clouds.
to walk upon the tide,
to wake over the sea.
will we break upon the waves?
time whispers in the leaves.
death singing on the breeze.
winter come sing me to sleep,
a lullaby vessel to the hither shore.
time falls away
the tide falls away
dreams come in evening clouds.
to walk upon the tide,
to wake over the sea.
will we break upon the waves?
will we pass the gates of night?
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Wilderness
09:40
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a trail of feet dots the dusty plains
teardrops fall to wake soft whispers of a dream
wind is stirring
home is so far away
let’s run away today you say
I want to glimpse tomorrow from somewhere far away
and there amidst the cold showers
will come the beauty of the rain
for there’s healing in the soil there
and I just might forget my name
as I recall the brights that I embraced then left behind
an approaching sea of strangers will greet me with a smile
far from here stretch lonely fields of green
there we can dance
to step outside and see a sky I’ve never known
shifting colors of communion
hear the song in the distance
“welcome home...welcome home.”
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Aria
07:38
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in my dreams I’ve beheld you with the angels displayed.
though I know dreams seldom come true,
still I hope that tonight finds me with you.
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The Veil
03:37
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tell me tales of stars that hide in daylight;
sing me songs of a moon that hides beneath me;
show me signs of a love that hides unknown.
can you see? the veil is thin but hidden.
the story is so close to me,
but ears to hear and eyes to see?
they say that hands span the sky,
that none are dead and none may die.
crying out to me, silent as the stones...
can you hear it?
speak me words of things that bear believing,
of beauty disembodied, pure, and lovely.
can you see? the veil is thin but hidden.
the story is so close to me,
but ears to hear and eyes to see?
they say that hands span the sky,
that none are dead and none may die.
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Impalpable
05:55
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Candle Street
03:38
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somewhere sings my love above the transient shapes,
among the star’s light where the angels grace.
our eyes are pressed to the glass in these ever long hours,
til the world again finds itself trembling,
and the sky’s refrain breaks forth
with the weight of majestic snow.
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Inside the Trees
08:55
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singing soft,
their songs will grace our hearts with love,
our gilded eyes with glory.
a psalm lifts from dust unto thee,
in search of a home inside the trees.
here we reach for our starry estate
a light familiar now frames the entryway.
hallelujahs rush out and over.
running out of night, running out of time,
left in blood.
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Faces
05:41
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clear your head of songs and art
for now they only bury you
they’re not a door but a retreat
from life they correspond to
saw the years fall from your arms
as fireworks fizzle from the sky
but saw the arctic curtain thaw
once you saw past your own life
o glorious days, mysterious days
how grateful I am to find you
as choral voices in your coffee cup serve to remind you
so haul some wood and stoke the fire
but simply be, just simply be
simply breathe and take in the faces that surround you.
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06:53
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