Bury His Heart

from A Bird's Heart by Joni Davis

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The weather’s in weird phrases today
When the sun comes out the rain don’t go away
And drawn into the windows frame
Is sun blue sky grey clouds and rain

They're gonna bury his heart in the woods

In my heart where red turns to blue
The dampness of days writes words untrue
But I can’t recall where the light lies
Because I can’t see through these metal eyes

They're gonna bury his heart in the woods

If you watch the mare’s tail blowing around
You can tell it’s a north wind coming down
But I can’t tell the truth from lies
I pulled the glass out of my hand with old rusty pliers

They're gonna bury his heart in the woods

The timber formed a cross and soaked up his blood
It bore the weight of our savoir held him up in the mud
It grows in the woods due north of this town
Ashen branches hold up and ivory crown

They're gonna bury his heart in the woods

Under dogwood growing in woods all wild
Birdsong fierce as wolf and meek as child
Are the graves of words that we do not say
Sound and silence to night and day

They're gonna bury his heart in the woods
They've gone and buried his heart in the woods

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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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