Shelley Barratt: Music

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swiftly through the dusty terrain
riding as if to leave the pain
behind on a wave transformed into mind
a gentle swell on the Sea of Cortez and all is well

fantastical sights
out the windows of night
and I'm reeling in the sand and the sun
distant from something running into nothing
I'm staying right where I am and watching
a gentle swell on the Sea of Cortez and all is well

gentle rhythms tiny beats
rolling the currents lightly take me
further out to sea
until service calls again to me
away and for you I sing
the sun burns down under my feet
running uphill towards the house
away from the pull of the water
but I have no regrets

all day in the sun and into the market
the dress that covers my nakedness
all I want is to merge with the maker

her laughter sends us into
the abyss of abundance
September night alone
alone with billions of stars
and a gentle swell on the Sea of Cortez and all is well
a gentle swell on the Sea of Cortez and all is well