A poetic reflection on the gifts that those who have died bestow to the bereaved, exhorting us to consider what we have learnt, what blessings we've received from the life and death of the deceased. It reminds us, too, that each of us will die: 'We are leaves, each of us leaves. By the time we realize it, it is already autumn and comrades have fallen.' 'We are leaves. Each of us leaves. Each fallen leaf has left a parting gift for us.'
Words: (c) Joe Armstrong. Music: (c) Paul Hulm
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We Are Leaves (Narration, with music)

Joe Armstrong