Cloud Prayer

from The Quiet Earth by The Academy Of Sun

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Cloud Prayer

Thin skies of only cloud
Break upon the waves.
Wet cheeks and tattered shrouds 
For all the love we gave.

Thin skies and tired eyes.
Aching backs and muddy knees.
Bladderwrack and stony trees,
How heavy hangs the air.

Tired eyes and empty hands
Break upon the shore.
Grey flies on hollow land 
Waking, and what for?

Tired eyes and ruddy palms 
Soften as they enter calm 
In gentle arms that
Soothe and balm and
Genuinely care.

Landslides, razor clams.
Thorny gorse on skin.
Low tides, stillborn lambs,
Buried deep within.

Thin skies of only cloud
Break apart when 
Tired hearts are 
Treated kindly,
Come and find me,
Love exists to share.

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from The Quiet Earth, released June 19, 2020

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