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Mischief of the Holy Kind

from STONES THAT SING by John Coleman and Celia Kemp

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lyrics

MISCHIEF OF THE HOLY KIND

Wind has come in off the desert
Slipstream whips the twigs around
Warm edged wind that smells like desert
Blackness over stony ground

Moon inked in a tiny sliver
White star light and monochrome
Brightness as a star curves over
Fine lines etched in monochrome

Not yet birdsong, not yet people
Strange things at the edge of sight
Not yet birdsong before people
Quirky presence queer delight

Uncanny, unearthly
Edges shimmer - dotted lines
Uncanny, unearthly
Mischief of the holy kind

In the silence stars descending
Loopy letters come and go
Curlicues and ancient grammar
Not a language that I know

Curlicues and expectation
Silver lines all in the air
Something dark winged passes over
Someone moves but no ones there

Not yet birdsong, not yet people
Strange things at the edge of sight
Not yet birdsong before people
Quirky presence queer delight

Uncanny, unearthly
Edges shimmer - dotted lines
Uncanny, unearthly
Mischief of the holy kind
Mischief of the holy kind
Mischief of the holy kind

Celia Kemp/Al Campbell © 2019

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from STONES THAT SING, released June 26, 2020
Lyrics: Celia Kemp
Music: Al Future
Al Future lead vocals, keyboards and electric guitar
John Coleman harmony vocals

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John Coleman Hobart, Australia

John Coleman is an Australian singer/songwriter in the acoustic folk/rock tradition who has produced eleven albums of original songs The most recent is Falling Into Light - a collection of songs for meditation - his final collaboration with Noel Davis. Many of John’s songs are inspired by and explore the spirituality of the L’Arche and Quaker communities to which he belongs. ... more

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