the thistle and the rose
along the roadside bloom
in poetry and prose
our memories to infuse
the words and then the tune
a promise to complete
they meet under the moon
they’re swaying to the beat
can you teach me to dance
to forget and to forgive
to seek out the burning light
where the spirit lives?
this blanket on my bed
is heavy with old dreams
they used to keep me warm
now i’m yearning to be free
through chaos and repose
so flows the river Nile
as towns they come and go
and centuries compile
the substance and the style
a courting distance keep
behind your brilliant smile
still waters running deep
can you teach me to dance
to forget and to forgive
to seek out the burning light
where the spirit lives?
this blanket on my bed
is heavy with old dreams
they used to keep me warm
now i’m learning to be free
in Kiruna on a clear night
all that we can see
is the light dancing across the sky
dressed in blue and green
will you teach me to dance
to forget and to forgive
to seek out the burning light
where the spirit lives?
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