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roots and leaves
03:07
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we are limbs roots and branches
fighting the pull of the earth
twisting gnarling reaching for the sky
for the sun that gives us life
yet gravity wins in the end
and twigs bend to kiss the water
the earth that bears us brings us down
back to the ground
back to the ground
while wanting what is higher
we remember what is below
roots and leaves both make us grow
caught between the roots and leaves
who I am and who I want to be
spread my limbs and stretch my branches
put down roots and take my chances
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virginia skies
06:21
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you said love I must go
western skies call me home
to a people I know
to a future of hope
it won't be long till I'm where I belong
singing my songs
free and strong
distance makes the heart grow fonder
but I can't take this for much longer
if you must leave, love
don't let me see
or else these grey Virginia skies will smother me
pack your bags, say your farewells
get the hell out of here
and be back before I can shed a tear
as the James runs its way
down the Chesapeake bay
as the gulls wheel and play
in these parking lots of grey
so my heart runs for you
like the river steady and true
far and dry from you
as the birds from the shore are removed
if you must leave, love
please take me
or else these empty Virginia skies will smother me
we'll pack our bags, say our farewells
get the hell out of here
and never come back
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brother moon
04:05
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brother moon do you miss the day
because I've been catching glimpses of your face
is the night not alright for you
does the light of the stars turn your heart to your home
brother moon I am looking for you
brother moon I am missing her too
brother moon do you remember the sun
because I too am longing for someone
did her brilliance fill you with pain
do the marks on your cheeks mirror the smile on her face
brother moon I am listening to you
brother moon I am missing her too
brother moon as you wax and wane
I am too in my seasons of platitudes and pain
do you know as you fade into black
that your light never fails to come back to my skies
brother moon don't be scared to die
because soon bright and new you will rise
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Bradley Knudsen Savannah, Georgia
wanting what is higher while remembering what is below
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