Monday, October 25, 2010

Garden

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I have been thinking about the path

the path to her garden

wondering who laid the stones
wondering who might have helped her
a little girl so far from home

I have been thinking about the flowers
the flowers that grow wild and free
I have been craving the flowers she holds
the ones I never have seen

and I have been thinking about the journey
wondering what hope I have found
hoping the bags filled with memories
will feed me and not weigh me down

and I have been weeping for the fearful
the fearful I left at the gate
quietly hoping their darkness
their darkness won't cloud my way

and god knows I need to believe in something

and god knows that I believe in you

but god never really mattered

when it came to following through

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3 comments:

  1. I really really love this- so my taste and style. Different than your other stuff. Hopeful. My favorite in awhile.

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  2. Thank you. This is very Leonard Cohen to me. Maybe I'm biased. But I love it. Better. :--)

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  3. I've read this many times since you've posted it, and each time I read it completely differently. Beautiful.

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