Seasons of light return again to clothe the land
And witness the turning of the grain.
Silencing hours and stilling all time
Breathing in solitude and harmony with the mind.
But these winters of steel, challenging rage,
Wrote words upon the water that whisper through the age
Leaving nothing redeemed and nothing betrayed
'Til caressing summer's insolence we fall among the days.
In the hours before the storm began
We were inside you, yearning but recklessly tame
And falling in transit, believing in reasoning
I couldn't hear the river sing or the wind chime.
So listen.
And still I believe in a gentle peace that holds all in her palm
So please sleep at ease tonight.
credits
from Rebekah's Song,
released October 9, 1998
Written and performed by Caroline Kendall
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