Perfume And Milk

Perfume and milk
The body in bloom
The falling leaves
The fallen fruit
The rot and the ruin
The earth and the worms
The seasons change
The world turns

The trees turn grey and the land turns brown
In a house in the woods on the edge of town
Bury it deep, swallow it down
Taking the herbs, a laurel crown

Doing the work and sleeping alone
Downloading Revelations of Divine Love on my phone
Trying to read but getting distracted
Trying to live but feeling so damaged

And all shall be well, all shall be well
Miracles are often inconvenient
And a prayer is a spell

I packed my bags and I got in the car
A pilgrimage to wherever you are
April comes with its blossoms beaten by rain
Oh the hope and the horror singing daffodils again
The land it thaws, and the leaves turns green
And the blue stars of snow glories with the winter jasmine
Clothes of silk and satin, lace and leather
The one pink ribbon that holds me together

And all shall be well, all shall be well
Miracles are often inconvenient, and a prayer is a spell

And now I am changing, becoming something else
A creature of longing, tending only to myself
Licking my wounds
Burrowing down in a house in the woods on the edge of town
Well healing is slow
It comes and it goes
A glimpse of the sun then a flurry of snow
The first green shoots and a sudden frost
Oh something is gained when something is lost

The rot and the ruin
The earth and the worms
The seasons change
The world turns
The world turns

Perfume and milk
The body in bloom
The falling leaves
The fallen fruit
The rot and the ruin
The earth and the worms
The seasons change
The world turns

The world turns
The world turns
The world turns