a jazzy love song about a man who finally finds the beloved for whom he's been yearning, the missing piece of his soul
music
celtic
sacred
bos
pagan
druid
goddess
wicca
circle
wiccan
chants
welsh
mythology
awen
athame
imbas
Story behind the song
I wrote the tune for this song a very long time ago. It went through a variety of lyrics before settling here. I was inspired by the first Branch of the Welsh collection of tales known as The Mabinogi. It is a song about Rhiannon sung by Pwyll.
Lyrics
Poetry of Wonder
lyrics by Arthur Hinds
Golden hair--running from the wind
Like the wheat out on the plains
Distant eyes--shining of the moon
Pull toward madness like a chain
So far, far away
I long to knit searching fingers in her hair
I sweat and I sway
I feel as though I'm grasping at the air
Is this madness, oblivion, or Poetry of wonder?
Is this madness, oblivion, or Poetry of wonder?
Pounding hearts--running through the night
a wish, a touch, a murmur, a kiss
Whisp'ring legs--wrapped all around me
moving both of us to bliss
Voices light the spark
A flame that burns oblivion in my soul
Choices in the dark
I loose myself-- becoming more than whole
Is this madness, oblivion, or Poetry of wonder?
Is this madness, oblivion, or Poetry of wonder?
Your sighs can still time
A moment grasped, a moment taking wing
Your eyes with wonder rhyme
And all at once I cry and laugh and sing
Is this madness, oblivion, or Poetry of wonder?
Is this madness, oblivion, or Poetry of wonder?
Is this madness, oblivion, or Poetry of wonder?
copyright 2008 Arthur Hinds