Earth Day Gift #Music #Poem

Happy Earth Day, everyone!

Please read on for today’s poem. But first, here is a free download of my original album, Mother Nature Sings.

Click the link below to download and save the zip file, containing 13 mp3’s.
Mother Nature Sings

Album Description

Celebrating Nature and Goddess as the divine feminine. Not just for women, but women especially enjoy these.

This is an acoustic solo album with ukulele, voice, and some nature sounds. “Wishing Well” also has recorder. 🙂 Musical styles include meditative/New Age, folk, Hawaiian, bluegrass, jazz, spoken-word poetry, and more.

Track listing

1. Instrument of Peace
2. Wishing Well
with recorder
3. Live like a Leaf
4. Song of the Sea
5. Cricket
with natural cricket chirp
6. Woman
7. Really Been Loved
8. Phoenix Rising
9. Thank You, Mother Earth
10. Peace, Be Still
with natural ocean tide
11. Wings of Autumn
12. One in You
13. Singing Sweet

I hope you enjoy this album! If you do, please share this post.

Now for today’s poem.

Our Giving Earth

Our Earth keeps giving us so much,
Not least water that is a must,
The food we eat so we may live,
The air, its breath a precious gift.

The birds who sing in trees and sky,
The breezes through the trees that sigh,
Each lovely flow’r to see and smell,
A gift that wishes only well.

The Winter, Summer, Fall and Spring
Come bringing changes pondering.
We take for granted time and place,
But Earth deserves our thanks and praise.

Creator in us and above
Has made for us our Earth to love.
So may we shine the Light of Heav’n
On all our bless’d Earth has given!

Hope Medley #Music #Mp3

Download Hope Medley Mp3

This hopeful medley on zither contains
Hatikvah (The Hope)
and
Whispering Hope.

You can find their histories and lyrics at the links above. May this arrangement bring you hope!

“Hope” is the thing with feathers –
That perches in the soul –
And sings the tune without the words –
And never stops – at all –
–Emily Dickinson

How Great Thou Art #Music #Mp3

Download Mp3

Continuing to share nature themed hymns, here is “How Great Thou Art,” played on zither. The music is a traditional Swedish melody. An 1885 poem by Carl Boberg became the lyrics, originally written in Swedish and later translated into German and Russian. As well-known as the English translation has become, it wasn’t translated until 1925, with another translation in 1949.

I hope you enjoy my zither arrangement, and feel free to share it with others!

My Best Friend #Poem

My best friend is always near

Through life’s trials, turns and tears,

Helping calm the stress and fears.

My best friend is always near.

Speech or silence matter not,

Understanding never stops.

Right time, right place, on the spot.

Speech or silence matter not.

Love I seek and love I find,

Tender heart and open mind

In discernment ever kind.

Love I seek and love I find.

Any hour of night or day,

This one friend is here to stay

With a lamp to light my way

Any hour of night or day.

Deepest feelings, wishes, cares-

None too big or small to share

What support! Beyond compare!

Deepest feelings, wishes, cares.

Whether filled with pain or peace,

Faithful friendship doesn’t cease.

Learn to give as I receive,

Whether filled with pain or peace.

Who’s this friend so good to me?

Gentle, patient, spirit free?

Seek and find yours. Ask. Receive!

My best friend, in short, is Me!