Golden Flower - Shawn Phillips

The golden flower of a love that is blooming

Makes me believe that something, somewhere is looming

The sounds of morning intermingling our living

In evening laughter is the stillness of giving

The silver showers of life in its crystal form

Don’t have to be forlorn

Go on and know you’re born now

Make peace inside and you will watch as the days they go by

She took my hand and led me down to the water

I kissed her lips and never since have I faltered

They come between us shadows of human failing

Then pass like clouds before the wind’s bitter wailing

The understanding in explicit simplicity

Comes to you blindingly, never you mindingly how

It makes its changes and yet nothing is changed

You’re enthralled

The mind and heart they should be one thing together

We’re born and die but they will go on forever

Our fear of being hurt and hurting is finally

The only constant in our scope of reality

In tears of sadness we call on our fellow clan

Explain if you think you can, I am but just a man now

We’re being guided we can look to ourselves for the way

We’re being guided we can look to ourselves for the way