KarenSings

1. The Beauty in You 2. What Makes You Think They Will Ever Come Home       Papa Ginseng, electric guitar 3. Tropical Memories         Andre Kerr, steel pan 4. Meditation song 5. Follow the river     6. All my desires        Dan Radin, cello   Lyrics at: https://karensings.blogspot.com ©2018 Karen E Lewis

ALL MY DESIRES Karen Lewis  All my desires  are leading me astray. Another scarf in crimson.  An apple from New Zealand far away. A drive to the beach all alone, for an hour just to play. How can I get my heart to bow to reason.  I need to find a way. Living as I desire, it cannot be sustained. The icebox in my kitchen, the furnace, and the many-burner range. And what of the tree that was cut for my paper use today? If I can't live more lightly, who can I ask to do the same. All my desires..... Let them float away.

FOLLOW THE RIVER Karen Lewis Follow the river    Wherever it flows Follow the pathway    Where e’er it goes We can never know what’s coming Coming further down the road. Follow the river   Where e’er it flows Beyond the lives we know. We choose the river upon which to float. We choose companions to fill our boat. Round the bend a new adventure Journey into the unknown Follow the river   Where e’er it flows Beyond the lives we know. We see the pathway and choose where to go. We see the branches we might follow. There may never be a signpost, There may never be a goal, Follow the river   Where e’er it flows Beyond the lives we know

MEDITATION SONG Karen Lewis I alone become calm. I in the calm become one. One becomes all, all around, all are one With the music of the universe.

TROPICAL MEMORIES Karen Lewis Tropical Memories, take me down to the ocean Tropical memories, take me south where it’s warm. Where the sunshine is on my skin, An infusion of warmth like gin ‘Tween the sunlight and shade, it’s a sweet promenade, Almost like comin’ home. Where the waters are turquoise clear And the sea life is bright and near To the water we’re born, so we surf and we float, Almost like comin’ home. Where the plants grow with vig’rous speed And bananas grow up, up like weeds, And the palms sway serene, a profusion of green, Almost like comin’ home. Where the sun sets in golden streaks O’er the islands of mountain peaks. At the end of the day, tension all falls away, Almost like comin’ home. Maybe we’ll go home today, maybe we’ll go home today, Maybe we’ll go home today, home....

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THEY WILL EVER COME HOME Karen Lewis The birds have lifted off this fall day Off to warmer climes Leaving us this frosty morning Winter not too far behind And while we stack our firewood high Fluff our quilted beds And sit at sunset watching southern skies For flocks returning there What makes you think...they will ever come home? What makes you think... they can find their way alone? Yet when they do, our hearts rise With their morning songs. I'd like to think... they will always come home. A daughter packs her car this summer day, Off to start her life Leaving us this hazy morning Empty house and yard. And while we sit and read in quiet rooms, Cuddle just we two, Still there is a small sad note Creeping into all we do. What makes you think... she will ever come home? What makes you think... she will find her way alone? Yet when she comes home our hearts rise Like a morning song. We'd like to think, she will always come hom...

THE BEAUTY IN YOU  Karen Lewis   When you see the beauty in me ,  You see the beauty in you  The beauty in us all. Every jibe every cut, Slashes us both We're connected in the soul.  In this crazy world the only thing that makes sense,  is to travel on together, helping one another. Seeing the true, seeing the true, seeing the beauty in you.  When you're understanding with me, I'm understanding with you, We understand it all.  Every slap in the face, stings us both, We're connected in our goals. What I see is not what you see, until we see together. What I do is not what you do, until we work together. The beauty in this moment is that we can be together. What can we build?  What can we sing?  When you share your music with me, I share my music with you, The music says it all. Every note every chord, twines in our hearts. We're connected by the song.