6/29/2022 8 Comments 57. Farewell
Notes: What are summer songs for you? I think of summer as a time of greeting and gathering and workshops and camps and goodbyes and endings... a time of physicality, sensuality, heat, languor... I notice my body responding to light and heat. When I tune inward, I listen for what hums, what hurts, what is healing. Especially in this time, I notice what memories are loosened and how tender connections feel -- which brings me to this song, which is a farewell wish that could be sung to anyone -- family, friends, people we don't yet know. It might even be sung to an inner self that we are extra aware of, or listen to, and then ask to wait while we tend to other demands. As we leave gatherings of family or friends or memories, we can hum this song, envisioning each, wishing them well. In the last line of lyrics, I use the pronoun "her" for love -- but please, sing whichever pronoun embodies love for you -- his, her, their, our, xer, sher -- craft a version that evokes warmth in you.
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Stephanie Carney
6/29/2022 07:52:27 am
Beautiful! Thank you Patricia!
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Patricia
6/29/2022 09:09:48 am
Thanks for singing it with me, Stephanie!
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Sue Deaett
6/29/2022 05:33:12 pm
Thank you, Farewell, for bringing me to the campfires of summer camp. The joy of being surrounded by the voices of the campers and the crackle of the fire is central to the wellness of my spirit.
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Patricia
6/29/2022 09:16:06 pm
What a lovely image, Sue... thank you for sharing.
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Alice Harrison
6/29/2022 08:30:08 pm
Patricia, I love the melody and words of your Farewell! It was easy for me to sing along with it. How do you keep this up week after week, with all the threads of your life claiming time and attention. You never cease from being a wonder to me. Much love, Alice
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Patricia
6/29/2022 09:18:19 pm
I'm so delighted, Alice! I love to know you're singing with me... and I do this because it nourishes me to choose the songs and dig into them for a little while... and then to share them feels so good! Net energy gain!!!
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Resa
7/2/2022 01:12:05 pm
Patricia, in addition to the sweetness of this song, I love your alliteration in the second line. You are a musician AND a poet! Thank you so much for sharing. I love singing with you.
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Patricia
7/2/2022 01:19:37 pm
Thank you, Resa!
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