Two more by Kate. (they are only waffer theen)
Under Ice (from Hounds of Love)
it's wonderful
everywhere
so white
the river
has frozen over
not a soul
on the ice
only me
skating fast
I'm speeding past
trees
leaving little lines
in the ice
cutting out
little lines
in the ice
splitting
splitting sound
silver heels
spitting
spitting snow
there's something moving under
under the ice
moving under ice
through water
trying to
get out
of the cold
water
"it's me"
something
someone
help them
"it's me"
Moments of Pleasure (from The Red Shoes)
some moments that I've had
some moments of pleasure
I think about us lying
lying on a beach somewhere
I think about us diving
diving off a rock
into another moment
the case of George the Wipe
oh god I can't stop laughing
this sense of humor of mine
it isn't funny at all
but we sit up all night
talking about it
just being alive
it can really hurt
these moments given
are a gift from time
on a balcony in New York
it's just started to snow
he meets us at the lift
like Douglas Fairbanks
waving his walking stick
but he isn't well at all
the buildings of New York
look just like mountains through the snow
just being alive
it can really hurt
and these moments given
are a gift from time
just let us try
to give these moments back
to those we love
to those who will survive
and I can hear my mother saying
"every old sock meets an old shoe"
isn't that a great saying
every old sock meets an old shoe
here come the Hills of Time:
hey there Maureen...
hey there Bubba
dancing down the aisle of the plane...
it's Murph
playing his guitar refrain...
hey there Teddy
spinning in the chair at Abbey Road...
hey there Michael
do you really love me?
hey there Bill
could you turn the lights up?
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