Light on the Hill

from Land of the Long Grey Cloud (2010) by Mark Harrington

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I have seen the light on the hill
burn and fade
it flickers still
but it won't take much to snuff this feeble flame

I have heard the sweet music of your love
thunder by
like a train in the night
and in the silence that remains I strain
to hear that sweet refrain

my hope is fading
my body's aching
my soul feels old
I can feel it breaking

I have smelt the fragrance of youth grow stale
like a flower in a vase it droops
it turns brown, falls to the ground
whats left is thrown out on the heap

I have tasted at the banquet of kings
and now I gag, I choke on all of these things
the wine it was tainted
now my stomach is sour

my hope is fading
my body's aching
my soul feels old
I can feel it breaking

I have seen the light on the hill
burn and fade
it flickers still
but it won't take much
to snuff this feeble flame

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from Land of the Long Grey Cloud (2010), released August 22, 2010

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NZ-born instrument maker and musician, now living in the south of Argentina ... designer/builder for Dragonfly Tapping Instruments.

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