Lark
The stairs ascending round themselves
The trees rustle as if to kneel and listen
To the heartbeat of a lark or the lark in my heartbeat
The oxygen in priestly green
The answers dressed in labyrinthine
The telescopes atop the mountains of ecstatic vision listening
To the heartbeat of a lark or the lark in my heartbeat
I am assured yes, I am assured, yes!
I am assured that peace will come to me
A peace that can yes, surpass the speed yes,
Of my understanding and my need
The meteoric warp and wend
In counterbalance to the sparks ever ascending
The arrow time shoots forward though it moves through repetition
To the heartbeat of a lark or the lark in my heartbeat
What is it that drives the driven snow now?
Upon whose temples will I rest my weary hopes now?
The rain distills down steeples fills the ears of lonely church mice with the
Heartbeat of a lark or the lark in my heartbeat
I am assured yes, I am assured, yes!
I am assured that peace will come to me
A peace that can yes, surpass the speed yes,
Of my understanding and my need
ah, the brilliant Josh Ritter, folks!
Sometimes it is only through others beautiful words and images that we find our own peace and the courage to take a shaky wobbly step out in some semblance of faith... If you haven't heard this song from his new album, you must. It is beautiful.
2 comments:
I've got to listen to this SOON!
SO good to get your email this morning, habibti. I am planning on writing back this weekend . . . from my new Mac. :) Love!
Am sitting here listening to Josh Ritter . . . oh my goodness, Rach, I get it! :) It's beautiful and hopeful and fills my heart with joy this morning. Thank you!
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