Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Spirit

TESTIMONY
There's godlike
And warlike
And strong
Like only some show
And there's sad like
And mad like
And had
Like we know
But by my life be I spirit
And by my heart be I woman
And by my eyes be I open
And by my hands be I whole
They say slowly
Brings the least shock
But no matter how slow I walk
There are traces
Empty spaces
And doors and doors of locks
But by my life be I spirit
And by my heart be I woman
And by my eyes be I open
And by my hands be I whole
You young ones
You're the next ones
And I hope you choose it well
Though you try hard
You may fall prey
To the jaded jewel
But by your lives be you spirit
And by your hearts be you women
And by your eyes be you open
And by your hands be you whole
Listen, there are waters
Hidden from us
In the maze we find them still
We'll take you to them
You take your young ones
May they take their own in turn
But by your lives be you spirit
And by your hearts be you women
And by your eyes be you open
And by your hands be you whole
(Ferron)



4 comments:

Tara said...

I love Ferron's music. Thank you so much for this. This is a song for our times.

37paddington said...

Beautiful music.

Anonymous said...

I was going to email this link to you but I couldn't find your email address. So, I'm posting it here. It's an interview with Bob Dylan in today's NYTimes. It made me think of you.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/12/arts/music/bob-dylan-rough-and-rowdy-ways.html
Thank you for Ferron's music. I have not listened to her in a while. It's good to be reminded.

beth coyote said...

Holy shit-what a gorgeous reimagining of Ferron's classic song. Ferron would be proud.