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The Glassblower's Breath

from Honey by Harper Meader

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"Here's the new rule: smash the glass,
and fall toward the glass-blower's breath"
~Rumi

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The Glass-blower’s Breath
By Carl Eric Robbins, June 12, 2013

By my side a candle burns,
In my hand a pencil turns,
Crumpled pages gather at my feet,
Nothing I can use on a single sheet!

It’s not enough to say I love her,
Or that her eyes hold the mysteries of my world,
But she brought sunlight to where I dwelt in darkness, “
And I just need to find the words. “

I’ll find the words, I’ll find a way,
My heart knows what it means to say,
The way the scent of wild roses
Makes me want to pull her down, down by the ocean.

When I was storm-tossed she came to me,
Swift and sure on a rolling sea,
With her heart full of wonder,
Riding blazing fire and thunder!

I’ll find the words, I’ll find a way,
My heart knows what it means to say,
I can’t find my way to sleep,
When she lingers like honey on my lips.

It’s not enough to say I love her,
Or that her smile holds the brilliance of my world,
But she brought sunlight to where I dwelt in darkness,
And I just need to find the words.

All the poets that have burned my tongue,
All the songs that can’t be calmly sung,
Never touched me with the certainty
Of how her spirit reaches into me.

I’ll find the words, I’ll find a way,
My heart knows what it means to say,
For her I’d surely smash the glass,
And fall toward the glass-blower’s breath.

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from Honey, released August 14, 2013
Recorded, mixed, and mastered by James Lindenschmidt for Crafted Recordings.

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Harper Meader Sidney, Maine

Harper Meader lives in Maine with his inspiration, Honey, in their unique cordwood masonry hideaway, where, when he's not writing new music for guitar and folk harp, he's pursuing numerous creative interests like scrimshaw jewelry, brewing mead, and writing poetry and fiction. Family, love, and the Land-spirits put a guitar on his knee and a pencil in his hand at every turn. ... more

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