Eulogy
Gather round my friends
It is time to say farewell to the local wood-cutting man
He served us well and taught our children how to whistle
He made his living throwing billets in a barking drum
Here with us now are his loving wife and family
Who remember him as loyal and stubborn and doting
He loved to dance and eat his dinner at the table
And he could listen with the patience of an oxen
When a tree falls we may not be there to hear it
But in the silence we recall the man who cleared it
Bloom
I won't plant lilies for you
'Cause they'd poison my crops
But I'll plant sugar peas if you don't abandon me
Just peas in a pod
I read a letter from you
And neglected my tea
Now I've got bitter leaves and my throat is begging please
Stop drinking alone
Now that the peas have grown tall
And they don't reach the land of giants
Instead they grow apart
Each carrying a broken heart
And they bloom
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PRISCILLA
I like to imagine you with green in your teeth
Big belly-laughing cause you hated how it tasted
Stitches in our sides with ornaments crafted with care
And every Christmas, we are grateful you are with us, cause
Breathing is easy, when you know someone loves you
You met my first girlfriend several times and it went fine
And at my recital, every note I sang I sang for you, 'cause
Breathing is easy, when you know someone loves you
Well the fake fish in the bathroom won't go belly-up
If you stop feeding them and showing up
But I'm not made of plastic, and when the darkness comes
I'll be there
To welcome the sun
I'm trying to make an ornament, but keep pricking my thumbs
I'm making a big one, so you can't leave this earth 'til it's done, 'cause
Breathing is easy, when you know someone loves you
Breathing is easy, when you know someone loves you
Breathing is easy, when you know someone loves you
No, I'm not made of plastic, and when the darkness comes
I'll be there
To welcome the sun
ARTEMIS
I look at the garden
And watch the sun set
And I'm reminded
Of how hard it gets
When the day's over
And there's nothing to do
'Cause I used to spend evenings with you
If I look closely
I see a cloud
It looks like a sheep to me
Or maybe a crown
It's hard to see clearly
Now that you're gone
I close the curtains and turn the light on
Why are you leaving
I was just sleeping
You saw an ending
I'm just beginning again
And when I wake
To wax and wane
I am the moon
In every phase
Though it may look like
I've gone away
I'm like the clouds
I have just changed
I draw back the curtains
A pain in my chest
And I pray to someone
That I don't forget
All that you told me
When the day breaks
'Cause knowing you're there lessens the ache
When the night's dark
You're still with me