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Went a'fishing
02:15
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Went a’fishing down at Cuckoo lake,
Caught a fish so big the boat began to shake,
You held onto the oars as we both stared in awe,
Now Billy, I’ve really never seen such a fish before!
As we stared into his eyes we began to feel quite small,
In them an ancient depth incomprehensible,
And as his scales did shimmer & shine colours never ‘for seen,
I began to wonder what on Earth all this could really mean
Staring, standing, falling, landing, gushing through the pores,
I caught myself upon the thought it was myself I’d caught,
And though I may be Harry,
And folk might call you Bill,
We’ve both lived a thousand lives & a thousand more we will,
We’ve both lived a thousand lives & friends we remain still
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Mountains high, clear blue sky,
When I hear you call my name I’m sure to reply,
Mountain stream, fresh & clean,
Let me take a long draught & forget where I’ve been,
And sit in conversation about time,
With the moss & the rocks covered with the lichen,
And learn about the order of life
From the bees, who find the heather to their liking!
My bare feet, love to greet
The spongey, the soggy, boggy, mossy squelching peat,
The Temple is alive,
The Temple is alive!
On all fours like a herbivore I’m grazing The Divine!
To stretch out a lazy afternoon
And let the natural flow of time pass without ticking
And in evening welcome quiet crescent moon,
By the warmth of the fire side,
We'll sing the tide,
Gentle, gentle,
Can you feel the happening?
Long ago, & yet untold,
Expanding time upon a single point
Be still, have peace,
Can you sense the magic of being?
Can you see where you are
Amongst all things?
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When I walked the mountain road deep into myself
And passed along old memories stacked high on dusty shelves
Oh the wonder as I felt myself a man,
A man, a sage, a fool, a page, a magician
I held the hand of the little boy as he wept upon the hill,
I am the father, grandfather & yet the child still,
Oh, passing through lives & Life it never ends!
Butterflies from caterpillars munching leaves & stems,
And all the growing pains of shedding of old skin,
To new skin
To rise out of the ashes once again,
Just another reincarnation,
Everything behind us stays within
Behold the Sun from where you’ve come now on your skin,
And feel the rain, it wash the pain that was hidden,
Nothing lasts forever except Everything
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Mystical, magical world
02:54
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Sun down at Cuckoo lake,
The water is serene,
I strip bare & swim up the golden glimmer,
No-one else around,
But the birds do a’twitter
Their stories to each other
From the day
The summer air lingers warm,
A tender breeze hushes peace,
As the evening beckons the day
Into its loving arms
And I’m grateful,
To feel part of this world
Grateful
Oh Life is wonderful,
Oh Great Mystery
Touches me,
Mystical, magical world
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Time to go home
03:35
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Time to go home,
It’s time to go home,
Collapse the tent & roll your bed into its roll,
Let the fire die out,
It’s time to get out,
Lace up your boots & take the route that winds down
Goldberry’s at home & how you’ve missed her,
Waiting on her own for you to kiss her,
And the garden needs a’tending,
And there’s things that need a’mending
By your two hands
Goodbye Cuckoo, goodbye baby,
Farewell everybody here, take care little Maisie,
Goodbye mountain thyme, oh heather your sweet smell
Shall take a place within my heart where it shall dwell
To remind me of the beauty of the world
You’ve settled all the matters in your heart,
Ready to go back & play your part
In the life you live,
To give all that you can give
Into the world
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Reflections
02:24
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Upon return
01:40
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A place from Manoah UK
Official site for the solo music of Alec Harrison ~
Of Julius Levallon / Bee Meru / The Good Beast
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