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The Close

from Over The Hill by Toby Darling

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The Close

Em Am Em Am
The breeze has an edge
Em Am Em Am
On this late May Monday
Dm Am G F
The cath strikes six, trees whisper
Bb F Am G
pigeons choo, a jogger huffs his way

C G F Em
Fragments of talking, some wise some inane
F G E7
The mighty stone like me listens not
F G Bb Am
content to watch the crescent moon
Dm Am Dm Am
smile at dogs and sun-touched rooftops

Sometimes, for an instant, all falls to silence,
the gabbling women stop to check their phones
There is no traffic, the wind draws its breath
St Swithun bids his brethren: 'Go home'

But noone obeys. the kestrels cry 'Stay!'
More chattering echoes, a gust chills my toes
Six Thirty sounds, a jet passes high above
Another day comes, another day goes.


TJD
29/5/23

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from Over The Hill, released September 4, 2023

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