The Gravestone & The Oak

from Deep Dark River by Morgan Rider

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A fell wind flows down upon the feet of all they grew;
his dying breath sewn upon the granite of her tomb.
Whispers of dreams long-faded, lost to antiquity...
He told her once that he would build a cabin by the sea...

"I will never leave your side. Though your shadow often drowns mine; so the story goes, 'til dust becomes, and we will grow..."

And though he walked until he felt the tide atop his toes,
nothing could quell the sorrow that he felt within his bones.
Long he gazed thoughtfully toward the open sea;
Time will heal all our wounds, then time will let us be.

And the words began to fade from the page,
as though they were never written to last an age.
The winds sighed the sweetest melodies -
It's only listeners - the rocks and the trees...

I was the wind and you, the rain.
And we will sleep dreamlessly again.
After all we had, my dear...

Roots now grow and wrap themselves along that seaside cove;
the waves and winds the only voices heard and to be known.
He told her once that he would build a cabin by the sea,
but some songs fade before they're made - it's best to let them be.

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from Deep Dark River, released August 24, 2018

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Morgan Rider New Glasgow, Nova Scotia

Morgan Rider is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter who plays folk, blues and soul music. He plays solo as well as with his band Deep Dark River.

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