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I just don't know what to say yet about the deep sorrow and the soaring joy of the past weekend.

I ordinarily don't post lyrics. (I think I've done it once? Maybe?) But it's been an extraordinary few days. My deepest thanks to all those who've shared a part of them with me.


I live in the hills
You live in the valleys
And all that you know are those blackbirds

You rise every morning
Wondering what in the world will the world bring today
Will it bring you joy or will it take it away

And every step you take is guided by
The love of the light on the land and the blackbird's cry
You will walk in good company

The valley is dark
The burgeoning holding
The stillness obscured by their judging

You walk through the shadows
Uncertain and surely hurting
Deserted by the blackbirds and the staccato of the staff

And though you trust the light towards which you wend your way
Sometimes you feel all that you wanted has been taken away
You will walk in good company

I love the best of you
You love the best of me
Though it is not always easy
Lovely? lovely?

We will walk in good company
The shepherd upright and flowing
You see...
Jane Siberry - The Valley