One of my favorite songs' lyrics speaks of the joy of singing with sparrows and playing with otters.
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One of my favorite songs' lyrics speaks of the joy of singing with sparrows and playing with otters.
Since I wrote it I've been bitten by a mosquito with a sparrow-borne disease and learned that otters are assholes.
I'm not quite sure what to do with this song... For now I keep singing it as part of my practice of making peace with the "now."
All The Best Reasons (A Tour of The Heart), by Jennifer Vena Wood
All The Best Reasons (A Tour of The Heart) by Jennifer Vena Wood, released 28 April 2023 Oh, I'm gonna cry, for all the best reasons And I'm gonna fly, with the sparrows this season We'll take a tour, of the heart this spring I'll lift up my voice, and with them I'll sing Tra da da, da da da da da da Tra da da, da da da da da da We'll fly to the north, where the wind meets the water And we'll splash with the sturgeon, and we'll play with the otter With a wide open heart, and a light in my eye I'll lift up my voice, and I'll sing to the sky Tra ... I'll learn every lake, from shoreline to bottom And I'll stay 'til the aspen, turn yellow in autumn When the wind takes a bite, and Orion shines bright I'll rise with my flock and we'll sing through the night! Tra ...
Jennifer Vena Wood (jennifervenawood.bandcamp.com)