Handful of Earth

Think clover and glade if you will

Harmony green as you must

I cried as I walked up that hill

Where everything had turned to dust

Looking back over the years

And over my shoulder as well

Pain ringing inside my ears

And wishes thrown into that well

Handful of earth what is it worth?

This life is contained by our death and our birth

To wake on this morning and kiss at the ground

For this handful of earth that I’ve found

Think heaven and song if you can

Music eternally sending

The devil turned into a man

And every branch started bending

Look at my face if you’re able

I’m hardly blameless at all

Spitting my food on the table

And laughing at trees when they fall

Handful of earth what is it worth?

This life is contained by our death and our birth

To wake on this morning and kiss at the ground

For this handful of earth that I’ve found

Now that I’ve found it at last

Here comes the mercury showing

Hiding and changing so fast

Chaos behind it a’towing

By jove you’ve got it again

Everything fits in a circle

And while there is nothing to win

Nothing to lose is eternal