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I walked out of the garden gate
Looking for a place to sit
Looking for a place
That just might take my worried hands in it
Shadows crept across my feet
I felt the roots snake underneath
Then the earth did ripple
And I ran off to the whipping

I came into a village soon
Of polished glass and mirrors
The townsfolk held my hand
They took me in and served me dinner
But their eyes filled up like honey drops
As they asked me about my business
Their features swelled all over ripe
In all the glass and mirrors

Back down the road I came unto
A mighty willow tree
Upon whose roots was sat a boy
He was whistling through his teeth
I asked him if he knew the way
Back to the old country
He asked me if I knew my name
Oh what could you possible mean

So I went down to the crossroads
It just kicked my feet
And laid me out there on the ground
Looking up at a signpost bleeding
It lost the words it used to bear
And I fingered fallen letters
The carousel swam all around my head
But I couldn’t find a way in

I woke next day to the stirring of
A soft and silver breeze
On feet fresh as the Springtide
I made my way beneath the eaves
I reached out to the open land
And I touched it and it trembled
I just might find my way tonight
But it whispered come and join us

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from Around the bend I hug the bank, released November 18, 2023

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A Straw Assembly

‘For the birds and the stars.’

Matt Lane writes songs for cavernous days and haunted nights. From the first whisper of a note, he conjures stories from the most far away and unlikely places. Between cracks in the pavement, under restless floorboards, or suspended in the air, he takes you on a journey beyond the daily confines. ... more

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