The Daily Boost #660

You are part of a string of pearls

STRING OF PEARLS
Laurelyn Dossett

I am a stranger on a winter's night
mile after mile, light after light
the moon a lantern for the frozen world
moon after moon, a string of pearls
 
I am a mother, I count the years
day after day, tear after tear
my boys beloved, my precious girls
joy after joy on a string of pearls
 
I am a daughter, I am a son
heart after hearts, hope begun
my mother's hands, my father's curls
love after love, on a string of pearls
 
I am a stranger on a winter's night
reach for the joy, lean for the light
the moon a lantern of a frozen world
moon after moon, on a string of pearls
the distant candles, the stars a swirl
moon after moon on a string of pearls

(My thanks to Rhiannon Giddens and Laurelyn Dossett, via pleasantgardenmusic.)

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