“But

 If i wander 

Into the meadow

Of goldenrod, Joe Pye,

And soft, inviting
Tall grasses

If i lay down,

If my skin touches
As many stamens and petals as possible
And blades and tufts
And brushy seedlings
And fragrant ferns


Well,
Won’t i
Get bitten
By ticks? “

But if i wander into the meadow

Words and basic melody taught to me by Lyrra Magda and Willa Moore in tandem with reverent animal dismemberment processing; I wrote the harp accompaniment

Elk Herd

Tell Us O Star 
Where the Pattern begins and ends
and it says
I Burn

(reference to "Choose Something Like a Star" by Robert Frost)

Would A Star Weep

Dragon, Butter, Praying

What are you trying to grasp?

These songs seem to turn out much more sentimental than I intend for them to...

Wanna Dance Like Kazuo Ohno

For the Goddess and the Flower and the Aleph-- and my own inner child

Iris

blessings spiraling backwards to open up the places of hurt

Why July Retroclipse

For a friend with a very bright light; and for the movements of snow and ice

Julia's Smile, and the snow

Another quiet one/may need earphones (at least at first-apologies the quality gets wonky at the end because it then gets significantly louder... my recording equipment is, well, beyond basic :)  )

Image is artwork by Ati Forberg, from the children's book "Persephone: Bringer of Spring" by Sarah F. Tomaino

Dear Persephone (Crumbling Branch Moon)

They are generally quiet tracks. It might be best to use headphones so you can get closer to it.

V.M.

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