8. LAHKO NOC

THERE ARE BEARS IN THE WOODS
THERE ARE LOGS ON THE FIRE
THE STARS ARE BRIGHT HOLES IN A BLANKET OF DUSK
HEAR THE GRASSHOPPERS CHANT
LIKE A HEAVENLY CHOIR
AS DEER SCENT THE WOODS WITH THEIR MUSK

LAHKO NOC, SWEET DREAMS TO ALL LIVING THINGS
FROM THE ANTS IN THE GRASSES
TO CREATURES ON WINGS
LAHKO NOC, GOOD NIGHT, WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN
WHEN GRANDMOTHER SUN LIGHTS THE SKY
LAHKO NOC, MOTHER EARTH, GOODNIGHT
BUT NEVER GOODBYE

AND THE ROCKS RING WITH LAUGHTER
WITH FACES THAT CRACK
AS THEY SING AND THEY HISS WITH THE WATER OF LIFE
WHILE THE STEAM IS ALIVE, TURNING RED INTO BLACK
CUTTING THE AIR LIKE A KNIFE

LAHKO NOC, SWEET DREAMS TO ALL LIVING THINGS
FROM THE ANTS IN THE GRASSES
TO CREATURES ON WINGS
LAHKO NOC, GOOD NIGHT, WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN
WHEN GRANDMOTHER SUN LIGHTS THE SKY
LAHKO NOC, MOTHER EARTH, GOODNIGHT
BUT NEVER GOODBYE

IN A CIRCLE WE STAND, AND THE EARTH IS OUR PRAYER
RISING FREE IN THE SMOKE OF EACH MOMENT WE SHARE

LAHKO NOC, SWEET DREAMS TO ALL LIVING THINGS
FROM THE ANTS IN THE GRASSES
TO CREATURES ON WINGS
LAHKO NOC, GOOD NIGHT, WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN
WHEN GRANDMOTHER SUN LIGHTS THE SKY
LAHKO NOC, MOTHER EARTH, GOODNIGHT
BUT NEVER GOODBYE