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moon whisper promise
02:49
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moon whisper promise
from the sky on down
her breath in the wings
of silence and sound
her voice in the clouds
her song in my spine
I reach out blindly
to take her hand in mine
and all the worlds are aflame
a fragile picture framed
in the beauty of a flower
that goes by no name
moon whisper promise
the stars have gone wild
to run with the wolves
to bear a wild child
her lust stains my sheets
sweet queendom of blood
deep in the jungle
preserved in the mud
and all the worlds are ash
a quiet book of rest
sorrow falls as sand
through the fingers of death
moon whisper promise
darkness is light
her breath brings the candle
slowly back to life
her heart waxing full
pitter-patter of rain
rises through the falling
of then and once again
and all the worlds are reborn
vines spun around stones
with only a word
she gives life to our bones
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2. |
over we have given
03:35
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wildflower honey her lips
a kiss given a kiss received
winter beds beneath
a blanket of autumn leaves
sweet memory of days to come
of days come to rest
I close my eyes to darkness
to see the flame in my breast
over we have given ourselves
to the bodies that we embrace
to the love that breaks our hearts
to the dreams we awake to face
violet blue wise her eyes
she grasps me in her gaze
the years only months
and the months only days
forever too long and short a time
to be within without you
a tear for you a gift to bear me
through this solitude
over we have given ourselves
to the bodies that we embrace
to the love that breaks our hearts
to the dreams we awake to face
to the dreams we awake to face
to the dreams we awake to face
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3. |
snake woman's song
02:18
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snake woman whistles
and bathes beneath the sun
in the sanctuary waters
where fables are spun
from cloud silk torn loose
by impatient winds
that skip the beginning
and blow straight to the end
snake woman's song
she weaves from her heart
from where the world came together
from where the world broke apart
she coils herself around
from the womb to the grave
in a loving embrace
of what we can and cannot save
snake woman hums
from the pearl in her throat
on the sanctuary waters
where balanced floats
between this world and that
between fiction and fact
someday we must leave
but she always brings us back
snake woman's song
snake woman's song
snake woman's song
snake woman's song
snake woman's song
snake woman's song
snake woman's song
snake woman's song
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4. |
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moon whisper promise
from the sky on down
her breath in the wings
of silence and sound
her voice in the clouds
her song in my spine
I reach out blindly
to take her hand in mine
and all the worlds are aflame
a fragile picture framed
in the beauty of a flower
that goes by no name
moon whisper promise
the stars have gone wild
to run with the wolves
to bear a wild child
her lust stains my sheets
sweet queendom of blood
deep in the jungle
preserved in the mud
and all the worlds are ash
a quiet book of rest
sorrow falls as sand
through the fingers of death
moon whisper promise
darkness is light
her breath brings the candle
slowly back to life
her heart waxing full
pitter-patter of rain
rises through the falling
of then and once again
and all the worlds are reborn
vines spun around stones
with only a word
she gives life to our bones
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wildflower honey her lips
a kiss given a kiss received
winter beds beneath
a blanket of autumn leaves
sweet memory of days to come
of days come to rest
I close my eyes to darkness
to see the flame in my breast
over we have given ourselves
to the bodies that we embrace
to the love that breaks our hearts
to the dreams we awake to face
violet blue wise her eyes
she grasps me in her gaze
the years only months
and the months only days
forever too long and short a time
to be within without you
a tear for you a gift to bear me
through this solitude
over we have given ourselves
to the bodies that we embrace
to the love that breaks our hearts
to the dreams we awake to face
to the dreams we awake to face
to the dreams we awake to face
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6. |
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snake woman whistles
and bathes beneath the sun
in the sanctuary waters
where fables are spun
from cloud silk torn loose
by impatient winds
that skip the beginning
and blow straight to the end
snake woman's song
she weaves from her heart
from where the world came together
from where the world broke apart
she coils herself around
from the womb to the grave
in a loving embrace
of what we can and cannot save
snake woman hums
from the pearl in her throat
on the sanctuary waters
where balanced floats
between this world and that
between fiction and fact
someday we must leave
but she always brings us back
snake woman's song
snake woman's song
snake woman's song
snake woman's song
snake woman's song
snake woman's song
snake woman's song
snake woman's song
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Bertie Koller Whitefield, Maine
Bertie Koller draws his original songs forth from a place of observation, experience, & imagination. Influenced by the raw, straightforward approach of early American blues & folk music, as well as the gamut of past & contemporary songwriters & musicians, Bertie's songs are lyrical & rhythmic episodes of love, heartache, prophecy, reflection, the sun, moon, rivers, rain & so on. ... more
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