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John O Dreams

from The Rhizome Project by Moira Smiley

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By Bill Caddick

Rest, a great equalizer. Rest, a rebellion with John O Dreams as guide

Sleeping and Waking (poem, spoken)
By Naomi Shihab Nye (Palestinian-American poet)

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Poem - Sleeping And Waking - by Naomi Shihab Nye
(used with permission from Naomi Shihab Nye)

(Poem)
All night someone is trying to tell you something.
The voice is a harbor, pulling you from underneath.
Where am I, you say, what's this and who are you?

(Song Lyric)
When midnight comes, good people
homeward tread;
Seek now your blanket and your feather bed.
Home is the rover, her journey's over.
Yield up the darkness to old John of Dreams
Yield up the darkness to old John of Dreams

Across the hills the sun has gone astray;
Tomorrow's cares are many dreams away
The stars are flying, your candle's dying
Yield up the nighttime to old John of Dreams
Yield up the nighttime to old John of Dreams

(Poem)
The voice washes you up on the shore of your life.
You never knew there was land here.

(Song Lyric)
Poor man and rich man in the night are one;
All things are equal when the day is done.
Rest til tomorrow, lay down your sorrow.
All find their comfort in old John of Dreams
All find their comfort in old John of Dreams

Now as you sleep, dreams come winging clear;
The hawks of morning cannot harm you here.
Sleep is a river, flows on forever,
And for your boatman choose old John of Dreams
And for your boatman choose old John of Dreams

(Poem)
In the morning you are wakened by gulls.
Flapping at the window, they want you to feed them.
All day you break bread into small pieces,
becoming the tide covering your straight clear tracks.

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from The Rhizome Project, released September 6, 2024
Moira Smiley, Seamus Egan
Deborah Felmeth, Summar Taha

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Moira Smiley Bristol, Vermont

Moira Smiley is a Singer / Composer. Touring & writing with the finest in various worlds of music, she brings clarity and visceral emotion to any song she sings. She accompanies herself on banjo, accordion, piano, and hand & body percussion. She's toured with Tune-Yards and Solas among many others. Moira recently sang with Tune-Yards on Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. ... more

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