See the man in tall pale reeds there
a good man in a stand of water
tall hair cat tails
not there at all
He’ll join us in patter and laughter
as a skimming stone that got faster
and we’ll stretch the ripples to the shore
Last year he made it up those stairs
and we sat around on these hard chairs
and we played with the phases of the tune
Now how deep does his low go
he’s the bottom of our high pitched solos
from his seat in the valley of the moon
and the waves
of the stereo
sing out sounds
he loves so well
oh God
is this really going to be another
open ended odd farewell
When two gather in their names
hear a chuckle just beyond the doorway
see the gold lamp dampen down the room
Every joke smart and fleeting
let’s rip it up for the quizzical beings
in their seats in the valley of the moon
credits
from Four Songs from Then,
released January 29, 2023
Lyrics and music: Martha Atwell
Vocals, acoustic guitar and Dobro: Martha Atwell
Ably assisted by Michael Jones, all other instruments and recording
Mixed by Aidan Finn
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