[Female] Red as the dawn on the edge of the sea, Tara, awaken compassion in me. Lotus unfolding where sorrow has been, Let there be room for the sunlight again. I bring you the ache I have carried so long, Let it soften to breath, let it open to song. With my feet on the earth and my heart shining through, I make space for a love that is tender and true. A candle is dancing; the room becomes still. I loosen my hands from the need to fulfill Every dream by a deadline, each longing by force; Let kindness return me to love at its source. My body, a garden; my breathing, the rain, I can blossom without making meaning of pain. Let the beauty I offer have somewhere to land, In a heart that can answer, a welcoming hand. [Female] Red Tara, red Tara, Compassion in bloom. Love moving gently, Make tenderness room. Red Tara, red Tara, My heart is my home. May love be a blessing Wherever I roam. I breathe in the warmth; I breathe out the fear. I welcome the love that can meet me here. I breathe in the warmth; I breathe out the fear. A love freely offered, a love bright and clear. [Male] Let me arrive with my words and my deeds, With the patience to listen, to learn what you need. Let devotion be simple: a call, a held door, A laugh in the kitchen, bare feet on the floor. I can stand in the fire without taking your light, I can cherish your softness and honor your might. May the courage of love be the truth that I bring, With a heart that stays open through everything. Let there be space for the worlds that we hold, The stories still tender, the dreams still untold. Let desire have a language that kindness can hear, Let affection be steady, let choosing be clear. When you reach, may I answer; when I reach, may you know You have room to say yes, you have room to say no. In the warmth of that freedom, our sweetness can rise, Like the first blush of morning across open skies. [Both] Red Tara, red Tara, Compassion in bloom. Love moving gently, Make tenderness room. Red Tara, red Tara, Our hearts are our own. We meet in devotion, And build us a home. We breathe in the warmth; we breathe out the fear. We welcome the love that can meet us here. We breathe in the warmth; we breathe out the fear. A love freely offered, a love bright and clear. [Female] Crimson silk stirring, the pulse of a drum, I feel myself soften as quiet joys come. A palm at my shoulder, a kiss on my brow, The sweetness of being here, fully here, now. Let longing move softly through belly and chest, Let pleasure have patience; let passion have rest. I am whole in my presence, alive in my skin, With a thousand small ways to let happiness in. Tara, let beauty make generous hands, Let love reach beyond what my wanting demands. May the joy in this room find its way to the street, In a meal that we share, in the strangers we meet. May the warmth of our shelter make shelter for more, May compassion be welcome that lives at our door. Every heart has a story; each life is a flame. May our love grow more spacious with each spoken name. [Male] I will learn where your laughter begins in your eyes, And the places where silence needs time to unwind. We can walk by the water with nothing to prove, Let the wind turn the pages; let life gently move. I will ask, I will listen, make room to be wrong, Let repair be a verse we can sing in our song. In the ordinary hours, let our tenderness stay, Like a lamp in the window at closing of day. [Both] Rose of the morning, Fire of the heart, Bless how we gather, Bless where we start. Hands full of kindness, Breath flowing free, May what we cherish Bring peace where we be. Love in the listening, Love in the touch, Love giving freely, Receiving as much. Love with a backbone, Love with a smile, Love making room For the difficult mile. [Female] Red Tara, red Tara, Compassion in bloom. Love moving gently, Make tenderness room. Red Tara, red Tara, My heart is my home. May love be a blessing Wherever I roam. [Both] We breathe in the warmth; we breathe out the fear. We welcome the love that can meet us here. We breathe in the warmth; we breathe out the fear. A love freely offered, a love bright and clear. Red as the dawn on the edge of the sea, Love, let your kindness awaken in me. Lotus unfolding, our breathing in tune, Two hearts freely choosing, And love in full bloom.
