“Harvesting Love, Long Left Fallow.”
The instrumental only version of this song can be heard at:
https://soundcloud.com/chris-bright-330943118/harvest-1017-101722-746-pm-1
“What we harvest from the gardens of our hearts
long after love has withered can sustain a melon-choly
smile on our faces green with envy.”
There are times I sneak
into my gardens of before
under pale, glowing moonbeams
in the wee hours of the mourn.
Searching only for sustenance
that just might strengthen me
in my most barren times
when all my fields
of dreams lie fallow.
Immersing both
my face and soul
in the center of
bittersweet melancholy,
till I'm lost in reverie
but never hesitating
to spit it out
the bitter seeds
of discontent
while nibbling
at the softness
of Love’s most
delicious memories.
I have split the
fruits of "was"
that from my life
took their great falls,
to pick out
the most succulent
pieces left within,
to carry me ever onwards
through the present
...towards tomorrow,
I remember well
a lovely girl who came
and stole my heart
she said "I love you,
but I cantaloupe."
yet the honeydew of her lips
and her passion still endures
as pungent on my tongue
and lips even today.
Thus watermelancholy leaks
from corners of my eyes
and dribbles down my cheeks
like juices quenching,
Come sit and share
a piece or two with me
plucked from before
let it curl
around your face
and wet your cheeks,
like commas that will
bring us to a pause....
as we delight in
sugared drops of love
That bloomed upon
the vine stem
long since plucked
and spit seeds of hope
into some fertile thoughts
where one day
some new patch
perhaps will grow
of watermelancholy
we will all know.
It's a lovely Indian summer's
afternoon that rests
upon the cusp
of chill November's
gray and dampest days
Take some big bites
you can savor from this
scent-a-mental place
fill your soul
with sweet nostalgia's
from long lost loves
let thier fruits embrace
you in it’s sweet aftertaste
from your harvest of your heart.
Marvelous Piano Music Composed &
Played by Chris Bright--©-2023
Lyrics & Vocals Written & Sung by
Matthew F. Blowers III -©-2023-at:
Art~Whimsically Yours Studio
Photo credit to unsplash.com
