Forest

Take a walk in the wild wood
Wild walnut brown
Strong ,tall, broad, solid,
wise elder, grandfather, ancestor

Healing, safety, protection, shelter
Reaching for sky
Roots searching, spreading, seeking
tapping water from earth

Seeing centuries pass
Watchful eye, guardian, guardian of the ages
So long a witness, centuries ago
Time traveller, truth seeker

You gave us a warning
You gave us a warning
Let the overstory stop
Before you drop

Breathe, breather of life
Leaves crying annually, shedding, build the forest floor
Roots, branches, trunk, depth, embracing
Solid, able to withstand time

Lover of children
Out of sight, splendour
Celebrating, playing,
It’s a beautiful day to be alive

We say listen to our truth. You need us - we need you
Stop before you kill us all and take yourselves too
We say don’t look far for answers get what you need from where you
Look out for one another you must share what you have
Keep clear communication connect with others to survive
Look after the small things if you want to stay alive
Let the winds of change pass through you, gain and loss are part of life
Remember to die gracefully and give yourself to earth

Enjoy the seasons
Enjoy the seasons
Enjoy the seasons
Enjoy the seasons

You must yield to the storm
You must yield to the storm
You must yield to the storm
You must yield to the storm

The world of forest is linked to the world of humans in ways that go beyond your understanding

Listen! closely

Sometimes

Sometimes you never get a good day
Always a problem, big bad news day
You choose, you lose
Never get time for a drink on Saturday

Sometimes it always seems to rain hard
Picking up the pieces while you’re going under
You try, you fail
Sitting on your own with a face like thunder

Sometimes it’s work on a Sunday
Busy being busy, but it just don’t pay
Sometimes you want it stop right there
Throw it out the door and give it all away

Sometimes you need to just wake up
Jump start, kick start, do a little make up
Sometimes you force a smile
Step into the world and do a little fake up

Sometimes it never goes the right way
Just goes the wrong way, always seems to get away
You know you never make it work
Always get the feeling that you’re out of luck

You’ve got to be changing your way
The white white horses are calling you
You’ve got to be making your way
The white white horses are calling you

Sometimes you think about a better life
Give away the kids maybe get yourself a new wife
You know you want to make it work
Just want to live with a little less strife

Sometimes you know you’re wrong
You never take a hit, lay the blame on anyone
You know, you gotta get real
Time for a change if you’re gonna be someone

Sometimes it never goes the right way
Just goes the wrong way, always seems to get away
You know you never make it work
Always get the feeling that you’re out of luck

You’ve got to be changing your way
The white white horses are calling you
You’ve got to be making your way
The white white horses are calling you
(Oh they’re calling you)

You’ve got to be making your way
The white white horses are calling you

Carry Me

Take me down, to the river
Every day, Every day
Let me feel, you on my body
Every way, every way, in the water

When we touch, you take my breath
Stay with me, stay with me
Let me feel, your silk embrace
Around me, around me, in the water

We must wait until the rain
We must ask for life again
We must tell your story true
She will ease your weary blues
In the water

Flowing deep, in search of home
Comfort me, comfort me
Carve your way, through earth and stone
Within me, within me, in the water

Something deep is flowing through your life
She will call your name and bring you back to life

From the source, to the end
Carry me, carry me
Through every life, come back again
Live in me, live in me, in the water

She will ease your weary blues, in the water