Thursday 4 April 2013

SEND OFF

I have been very lucky to be able to combine the talents of a young song writer in Sydney with my own poetry and between us we have produced a couple of pretty good audio clips.  This piece is one where both Tim and I wrote verses, and I then set them up to music and cut and spliced the audio together

You can hear the audio using this link

http://pool.abc.net.au/media/send


and here are the words.


Send Off

I send off the day with the welcoming fire
inviting the night to be taking me higher
burning away all that went wrong
and saving some pieces a place and a song,
calming myself I open my mind
to a new day, a new night and what I will find.

I send off the day with a wave and a smile
and thankful I am for the hours that beguile
with laughter and love and good neighbours, good cheer
Give thanks for good health and another blessed year.
Calming myself as I open my mind
and give praise for blessings so freely consigned.

I send off the day as the daylight expires
inviting the night to be taking me higher
enjoying time far from the maddening throng
and saving some pieces, a place and a song
recalling the joy.  Wishing peace to mankind
a new day, a new night, and what I will find.

And what will we find as a new day is dawning?
As night time retreats and we welcome the morning
When moon and the stars beat retreat from the sky
and birdsong breaks forth and the sun ventures high.
We’ll discover that life brings its own awards sweet
a friendship costs nothing but makes life complete. 

I send off the day with the welcoming fire
inviting the night to be taking me higher
with laughter and love and good neighbours, good cheer
Give thanks for good health and another blessed year.



a collaboration between
Tim Bishop and Maureen Clifford



No comments: