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lyrics

Do not destroy or yet efface
the beauty of this ancient place.

Take the low path, down by the stream,
where we used to run, faster than days,
rushing nowhere, gathering warm bones
of tree and leaf in coarse sacks –
some kind of offering to future fruit –
and when we come to the silent clearing,

stop.

Do not destroy or yet efface
the beauty of this ancient place.

There in the clearing, the slick beast
of ill omen, eyes steady,

staring down the soul of your grandmother –
spit three times and turn around –
wisdom that has served us well
since before she was born.

Do not destroy or yet efface
the beauty of this ancient place.

And when I take again your ghostly hand,
hold me tight once more, tell me again
the secrets that words can’t frame
in a voice that carries frost and flowers,
the turning of the world, everything
lost, found and never known.

Do not destroy or yet efface
the beauty of this ancient place.

And, looking up, I see your face
in the regal oak, crowned in leaves,
bark-scarred benevolence smiling
at my half understanding
as you sing foxes from their lairs
and tickle fish from still pools.

Do not destroy or yet efface
the beauty of this ancient place.
Dame nature’s law has granted thee
that holy woods to all are free.

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from The House Of Memory, released September 1, 2017

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Peter Byrom-Smith Glossop, UK

In addition to his classical pieces for soloists, ensembles and orchestras Peter Byrom-Smith has written and arranged music for many theatre and film productions, as well as bands from all across the genre spectrum (including the Eurovision Song Contest). His works have been performed, broadcast and recorded in Europe, Singapore, Japan, New Zealand and the U.S.A. ... more

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