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here we are
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hello here we are, side by side once again
congregate with mountain’s ragged smile
you with your birdsong so blue it makes me weep
In the best of the ways i’ve ever known
your voice in my heart how I’ve waited so long
tender warble borne of rugged road
tethered to the gale of an unforgiving winter
held your own entangled in the fray
oh were the days where we struggled alone
fevered search of kindness in the wings
once couldn’t see through our own mosaic tangle
til we stumbled over time to one another
almost missed your ride, coming home to go inside
and here you are more here than where you were
stepping out of shoes, barefoot toes in grassy lea
old ways finding grace to thaw a little
oh here we are in this paradise of place
a gift that words cannot begin to say
crumbling the cairn of stories gathered long inside
gentle in our walk back to the world
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let me sleep in your arms tonight, dear
let me rest upon your shore
the only place I’m right as rain, dear
where I long to be once more
where the western plains and the fallen stars
meet under the open sky
where coyotes howl a lullaby
let me sleep in your arms tonight
where the wildflowers bloom and the mustangs roam
the prairies ocean wide
where you ride the range that called you home
let me sleep in your arms tonight
o bury my heart ‘neath the starlight
let me sleep in your arms tonight
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winter swims away
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a spark of time when joy was easy
angel lit the tree like so many seasons
our head among the clouds rise to the light
a sense of home even when we put up a fight
horses run free
hooves aflutter
winter slowly swims away
set our worries
on the shelf
fade our bitter side
til we need not remember
day grows longer Into spring
waiting on the night
and delight of summer rain
horses run free
hooves aflutter
winter slowly swims away
shining light across the sea
salt spray ... cloaking every wave
twirling bonfire luminesce
sparks climb and kiss the stars again
horses run free
hooves aflutter
winter slowly swims away
horses run free
hooves aflutter
winter fades away
a spark of time
when joy was easy
angel lit the tree
like so many seasons
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calling cards
03:09
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i used a calling card of a pay phone
from the other coast
just to tell you how good it was to hear you
in those songs you wrote
they made me think there was something coming
really something worth waiting for
blah, blah, blah... they talk about, oh oh
every dial tone, every truck stop, every heartbreak
i love you more
looking like you just woke up from making songs
shooting satellites that blew up the pay phones
singing we'll all be together,
even when we're not together
with our arms around each other
with our faith still in each other
i've got calling cards
from 20 years ago
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thread
02:36
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this way we live life
sometimes sleep at night
rain tap on the window
held together by a thread
clinging to the heavens
we wrangled it down
find your favorite book
step into the story
frolic ‘round the world
dog begging to go out
a bookmark holds your place
til the next carousel ride
time out of your head
or falling deeply in
mystery in the offing
reach up to the sky
playing dot to dot
a new tale brewing
picture faring wonder
stars align your eyes
we dream in birdsong
tripping over light
collage of quiver shadows
climb a flower hill
weave a posey chain
somersaulting down again
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99 horses
02:50
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“honey come set the table
boys are taking out the trash”
we all had our chores, ironing for the girls
but everyone dried the dishes
i didn’t mind not having to haul that big garbage can
across the yard to the road
each Sunday family supper, hot dishes passed around
trying to be heard in a pasture of words
kids table is not as cool as it sounds
would I have appreciated it moreif I knew most of those folks
would be gone by now, i expect I would
and it’s homework and dog’s out and ready for bed
crawl in, pull the covers overhead
got a flashlight and book in there
i get lost in the stories
on the other side of the door, i hear
“it’s time for lights out, got school in the morning darlin'
nighty night”
plastic horses lined up on the dresser
spent from galloping across the bedroom mesa
the manes and tails i painted with felt pens
a fanciful color array
had a poster of ‘99 horses of a different color’
i can picture it on the wall right now
now as I shine my light, counting off to sleep
i’m riding 99 horses once more ‘round the ring
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pianosong
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hear the crackle on the line
in the days we dreamed of moving on
under billow of shade trees
fields dancing in a breeze
and skies that never end
oh the length at which we turn
into children once again
naught to worry
bouquets of paper flowers
party favors for the girls
if only for a time
la di da
this house that was our home
driving by today feels an intrusion
who belongs there now
it used to be us
i still remember
oh the memories we cull
from a deep and distant well of our being
once a pedestal
became an anchor on the heart
now finds its own
la di da
where I live now eagles sing
teach their eaglets all they need to get goin’
launching lake to tree
but to this nest they return
again and ever
sweeping mountains over stream
toting tenderness beyond the days
tethered to the soul
breathing out love to embrace
la di da
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best dog of the day
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you’re my sunny boy blue, oh how i adore you
to the moon, stars, the sunshine and the sea
you’re in my dearest thoughts And often in my way
my furry shadow following me
your nicknames are sundog, sunshine and poodle
i know it’s an entirely different dog from you…dle
i can picture you…with a curly perm
when its time for a walk, you’re ready to go
even if you’re sleeping shake off your little bones
ride in the car to all the best trails
nose on the window wagging your tail
running ‘round the beach, paws digging in the sand
playin’ “who’s a good boy” til the sun goes down again
i cherish every day with you
you put up with me dressing you in coats
i know you have your own fur coat
but you shiver in the sun
your comfort's utmost my little plum
you sit by the heater in days gray and drab
you lick my nose with breath of dungeness crab
and when it’s your time to go
my heart will quiver and tears will fill a river
i’ll love you the rest of my days
you’re the best dog of the day
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do you feel at home
04:57
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houses nestled in the trees
silent voice of harmony
we walk the trails
dog sniffing every twig and blade
endless beauty here and yon
no fight, folly nor hurry
cheerful whimsy of a flower-painted mailbox
tiny paper lanterns strung 'cross the porch
eyes meet mine along the road
a moment of life passing by
do you feel at home like i do
community pantry by the church playground
bursting with love of neighbor and kin
canned beans and raisins and walnuts in the shell
sign says, “take what you need,
and leave what you can”
do you feel at home like i do
when I’m with you
we tend the garden together
where plants grow taller than the sum of their seeds
gracious bounty for all
wanting for nothing
do you feel at home like i do
when i’m with you
do you feel, feel at home
with me
with you
like I do
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wash me clean
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you swim, swim through my veins
drown me in your reign
my desire carries no shame
my will, will harbor no pain
wash, wash me clean
mend my wounded seams
cleanse my tarnished dreams
swim, swim through my veins
drown me in your reign
wash, wash me clean
mend my wounded seams
cleanse my tarnished dreams
drink, drink from my spell
quench, love's drying well
wash, wash me clean
mend my wounded seams
cleanse my tarnished dreams
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lull
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jean mann Seattle, Washington
Experiencing jean mann’s music is akin to sitting around the kitchen table, catching up on the news of the soul. A genre-
hopping, contemporary singer-songwriter, she flavors her tunes with tenor and acoustic guitars, ukuleles and harmonica. All to accompany a warm, texture-laden vocal style.
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