. see the soil fall / shake the old ground / where are the souls that made all the sounds / gardens of dust for the new ones that wait / all the new souls stand at your gate / remember the image, recall the pathway / the change can’t be stopped /the old souls must pay /remember the image of what was before /all soil must turn as you give up your door/what is the feast and the sadness you bring / let the soil dance, let the soil sing .
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hello I receive the Cd this morning ; consult my chronicles in french at : https://rythmes-croises.org/twelve-thousand-days-the-birds-sing-as-bells-kodax-strophes-martyn-bates-post-war-baby/ xavierbeal