Good Garden
This one is an original that came through in the summer of ‘23. I was struggling with my health, and feeling so grateful for the ways that my community was holding me up. I was striving to remember that I still had something to offer, even when my body was unable.
Spending time in the garden reminded me that even decay, rot, and death have their contributions to make. This layered song is in 7/8 time, so the rhythm can be a bit tricky to find at first, but very groovy when it clicks..
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(The first line of this song was born out of another song called Everyday Miracles, by my friend, Yin Friend, of Earth Practice, based in so-called Bellingham, WA)
LYRICS:
Alto:
Feed me, from your garden
I can taste the sun that shines on everyone
Soprano:
Tender fruits ripen
Blossoms bursting…open
Tenor:
Tender, turn it under
Tilling what’s rotten into medicine
Bass:
Feed me
from your
good garden
All:
Feed me, from your garden
I can taste the sun that shines on everyone
