Small white petals in the wind,
and sidewalks mosaicked
with samaras from the maples,
and footprints, and music:
a merganser-spotted pond
on a bleak Sunday.
When you move like first light
through the blinds, I am
at peace. When you move
like first light through the blinds,
you warm me like a memory.
The faithful file into church
in well-pressed white blouses.
They up and leave,
they smile, they share
God in upscale white houses.
credits
from Open Hearth,
released February 1, 2011
Written, performed and recorded by Shane Murphy.
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