Journey to the End of the Night - 5

Souls

before clocks ticked loud  
the sky kept a hush of blue  
a small girl stood  
sunlight poured like warm syrup  
something settled  
soft as dust on a doll cheek  
quiet knew her name  
and she answered without words  

houseplants breathed slow  
while grown-up shoes slept in rows  
night-light blinked shy  
a pink primrose on the sill  
peace tiptoed in  
curling around her ankles  
heartbeat steady  
like a lullaby hummed low  

small fingers traced  
the cool glass of the window  
stars looked back kind  
she believed they were listening  
a hand found hers  
paper-thin and peppermint  
kiss on the crown  
tasted of moon and mother  

she stored the calm  
in the pocket of her dress  
it wrinkled sweet  
later years unfolded loud  
she lost the map  
back to that three-year-old room  
but sometimes late  
the hush sneaks under the door  

she writes the tune  
backward, note by quiet note  
trying to catch  
the scent of primrose at dusk  
longing is gentle  
a shy cat asking to stay  
peace still whispers  
“i’m here, just listen softer”

Sunlight by Lori Yamamoto

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"Natural" is taken from Tanukichan's debut album, "Sundays," out July 13th on Company Records.

PRE-ORDER
company shop - http://smarturl.it/sundays_company
streaming - http://smarturl.it/sundays_dsps

TOUR DATES
July 11th - Los Angeles, CA - Bootleg Theater 
July 13th - San Luis Obispo, CA - Boo Boo Records (in-store performance)
July 18th - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile
July 25th - San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Stop
July 27th - Brooklyn, NY - Union Pool
July 29th - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle
August 1st - Philadelphia, PA - Kung Fu Necktie
August 3rd - Washington, DC - Songbyrd

Tanukichan - Natural

Oakland, CA musician Hannah Van Loon performs songs from her 2018 debut album as Tanukichan, Sundays, live in the studio for XPN's Indie Rock Hit Parade.

Produced by Eric Schuman
Photos by John Vettese
xpn.org // #IndieRockHitParade

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