Perfume and Milk

Perfume and milk, the body in bloom The falling leaves, the fallen fruit The rot and the ruin, the earth and the worms The seasons change, the world turns Trees turn grey and the land turns brown In a house in the woods on the edge of town Bury it deep, swallow it down Taking the herbs, a laurel crown Doing the work and sleeping alone Downloading "Revelations of Divine Love" on my phone Trying to read, but getting distracted Trying to live, but feeling so damaged And all shall be well All shall be well Miracles are often inconvenient And a prayer is a spell I packed my bags and I got in the car A pilgrimage to wherever you are April comes with its blossoms beaten by rain Oh, the hope and the horror, singing daffodils again The land, it thaws and the leaves turn green And the blue stars of snow glories with the winter jasmine Clothes of silk and satin, lace and leather The one pink ribbon that holds me together And all shall be well All shall be well Miracles are often inconvenient And a prayer is a spell And I am changing, becoming something else A creature of longing, tending only to myself Licking my wounds, burrowing down In a house in the woods on the edge of town Well, healing is slow, it comes and it goes A glimpse of the sun then a flurry of snow The first green shoots in a sudden frost Oh, something's gained when something's lost The rot and the ruin, the earth and the worms The seasons change, the world turns The world turns Perfume and milk, the body in bloom The falling leaves, the fallen fruit The rot and the ruin, the earth and the worms The seasons change, the world turns The world turns The world turns The world turns