A Tear for Maria

from A Bird's Heart by Joni Davis

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When we talk of tears there is so much in life
That can bring them forward with no trouble or no strife
But for all the many tears I cry
For Maria my tears will never run dry
Because there will always be a tear for Maria

We are like sisters we are kin by more than blood
And we'll walk in this light forever protected by its flood
Sometimes you materialize when I miss you most
But I know that it’s not you it’s just a passing ghost
And there will always be a tear for Maria

Lately I been watching the moon wax on
Taking note of its exchange with the sun
The sun came around a different way where we were
It’s just a different exchange between the sun and the earth
And there will always be a tear for Maria

I have your picture right on top my piano
On the treble end where my right hand goes
And with my left hand pressed into the wood
Here a tear falls just where it should
And there will always be a tear for Maria

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from A Bird's Heart, released January 1, 2008

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Joni Davis California

Joni Davis is a Northern California based musician, cook, baker and teacher. She has self-released two albums , written music for two independent films , and has played her music around the west coast of the United States, England and the Netherlands. Joni's music is inspired by being uncomfortably human on this magnificent planet. ... more

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