AUTUMN

Autumn has always had a heavy quality for me. With the almost unreal transitions of colors, the migrations of birds, and the haziness the Pacific Northwest regains after a bright summer, it's dream-like. It tends to bring for me an intense yearning. With the winter and the holidays just a wink away, Autumn reminds us to slow down and appreciate; to get out of the frantic gotta-get-outside energy of the Summertime.

So, it felt like the right season to reflect a sort of fantasy of mine - a perfect garden, perfect company, and a playful life. I have definitely struggled in my life to be present in moments that matter. I have always daydreamed, and I've always planned and plotted for better futures. In some ways this has served me really well. I am always moving forward and I like that about my life. But at times it's oppressive -- always looking ahead and never being still. So, this song attempts to capture both the future and the present somehow.

AUTUMN

Gazing over fading fields
The shadows grow longer
Golden gloaming wafting over my skin
Like a weightless willow tree

Admiring the quilted garden 
we sowed (sewed) together
Dry my hands on the tea towel you knitted

Mud and maple syrup in our hair
The air is hungry
Promise of the home we're used to

Moon eclipsed by snow geese in flight
I look at you watching them
Why not let this haze overtake us?

Close our eyes for the wings
Only songs from the silence they'll bring
In the dusk is a dream of our feast

It's colder by day
We whisper our warmth inside