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Kingfisher Blue
Kingfisher blue, I came looking for you
Brilliant blue, lit up by the sun
You called as you flew, kingfisher blue
And you and the river were one
You and the river were one
I sat by the millpond, the swallows came low
They dipped and they wheeled in the sky
Skimming the water, you shot from a bow
Your brilliant blue arrow flew by
The following day you paused by the bank
You hung in the air on my breath
A hummingbird's hover, dragonfly whirr
Angel blue wings overhead
I walked through the meadow the very next day
There was blue in the hay by the path
Tiny blue feathers, scattered around
An icy blue bolt through my heart
I gathered them up in a little brown box
And brought them back home just to keep
They seemed drab and lifeless, no river, no sun
Nothing else left but to weep
Each moment is precious, each life is a gift
Hold tight to the ones that you love
Treasure the simple, the natural things
The sun and the sky high above
Kingfisher blue, I came looking for you
Brilliant blue, lit up by the sun
You called as you flew, kingfisher blue
And you and the river were one
You and the river were one
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Shapes in the sky
When I look up at those shapes in the sky
Swirling so high in the sun's evening glow
I like to dream of what we might create
The joy we would take
If the world moved as one
Wings beating, hearts racing
Crisscrossing, merging
Swaying and turning
And tumbling down
Billowing ribbons
Write words in the heavens
Waves crash on hilltops
The reeds fill with sound
Flapping wings whisper like reeds in the wind
In the pale sky feel my heart rise
Feel my heart rise
Shapes in the sky
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Winter days are almost gone
Seems so long since spring was here
Raindrops hanging from the blackthorn tree
Tell me won’t you tell me when they’ll sing for me
Dreaming of the nightingales X4
Marching down the forest path
Cold boots splashing in the muddy clay
Thought I heard a yaffle laugh
Waiting always waiting for that special day
Dreaming of the nightingales X4
Pilgrim stumbling through a darkened wood
Praying for a sound on the thin night air
Hymns of gladness to a hollow moon
Tell me won’t you tell me that they’ll be here soon
Oh tell me, won’t you tell me
That I’ll be home soon
Ploughing with the horses
In the fields beneath the hill
Tell me, won’t you tell me
You’ll be waiting there for me
With the sounds of children playing
As the peacetime church bells peal
Dreaming of the nightingales X4
Sounds of madness in a blood red dawn
But nightingales were singing the whole night through
Ringing out the changes for a better world
I'm hoping always hoping that you'll hear them too."
Dreaming of the nightingales X4
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Penny Afifi - Twilight
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Twilight
Meet me when the robin sings
Early in the morning
Twilight change to sunlit dreams
Orange colours glowing
Meet me where the blossom falls
For my soul is burning
Together we can live the dawn
Feel the day returning
We stand beside the trees
Cherry petals falling
And I, follow, follow, follow you
Follow you home
Follow you home
Follow you home
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Faradena Afifi Cambridge, UK
Faradena is a British /Afghan community musician and T'ai Chi practitioner, who plays strings, piano, found objects, percussion, sings and moves. Folk and improvised music.
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