Listen to Song: Deep Green
Deep green on the sea
deep green on the ocean
Deep green on the mountains
Through the morning mist I see
and over the wide plains
a ringing, vibrating harmony.
I hear the green
the waves of moving light and sound
muffled in their confusion
between the soldiers of the city
and the soldiers of the forest.
Old rocks are broken stones
faraway on mountains
and on shores yet unknown.
Thundering surf, powering waves
beating hearts and minds
throbbing the rhythm of life.
Towering buildings over cracks in sidewalks
autos in exhaust fumes
buses with their signs
faces that hold relics of faraway minds
and visions that rustle
at the stirring of midnight and noon
Oak trees, like dreams
with their wide wide occupation of space and time.
Like these mountains
and like the sea
Oh where is time where is time for me
Where is is liberty
my guarantee of sovereignty?
Oh . . .
My father in the sky has forgotten
My mother on the earth has abandoned me
My children in the forest have abandoned me
or have I abandoned them?
Traffic consumes me
Confusion assumes me
and I rise like mist above the crowded valleys’
spatial dis-harmony
asking for redemption having no plan
but to spin a melody out of the stars
and pray for rain to wash away our tears.
May God help us keep our
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