AT THE HEART OF IT
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SMILE SWEET ONE, AND THEN, TASTE WITH TONGUE
THE BITTER LOLLY POP OF IT ALL. LAUGH LITTLE SOUL
AND WIPE THE TEARS FROM YOUR EYES AS YOUR WEE
BODY SHAKES WITH MIRTH, SLIPS AND SLIDES THROUGH DARKEST ALLEY WAYS,
FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY OF YOUR BIRTH

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LISTENING
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I can hear a whisper of silence,
It brushes, so close, to my ear
And if I can stand  ever so still
Who knows what I may hear?
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DARK DAY

I’m tired, no,  I’m weary,
In, truth,  I’m really teary
To get on the track again
I’ll pray the word Amen.
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AUNT MILLIE

I wish I could live in my dad’s chook pen

It’s always, so wonderfully cosy, so warm

Live with my favourite hen, our aunt Millie

She came to our house, the day I was born

Yes, our hen house is the place, I love most

And, aunt Millie, because she is very, special

Could welcome all, as either hostess or host.

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ALL LIFE SINGS

Come sweet souls, you too have a bird song
Why no one stays all silent, not for very long
It's a matter of listening daily, listening so hard
No one will notice you are praying, in their yard.
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GETTING IT RIGHT

I don't have all the answers, not right now
They are deep inside me, somewhere/how
I'll find the magic key, to open my heart
Then, oh, just listen, as the waterfall starts.
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AT THE START

All of my breath is in this space
All of my being in this one place
And as I cry out to the all of me
A voice says, rest, rest and just be.
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