"bring my dreams to me bring them from the darkness let the minutes and hours show my mind strange new flowers but i'd like to know where they go when the morning comes ..." † ~ i am a child (for nettie) i am a child of a song with an ancient melody i choose to sing along be right where i should be i welcome every wonder call it faith or call it science they are not in opposition but rather in alliance an electric net of nerves in a galaxy of fire if there is a contradiction it will only lift me higher i am living in each moment though in robes of history forever seeking truths that reside in mystery i am a child of the stars living briefly here on earth the universe my home has gifted me its worth at each station on life's way call them poet, mystic, sage i will learn from every message i will grow through every stage i am living in each moment though aware of history i will always seek the truths that reside in mystery i embrace all that i see claim it all as part of me and likewise all i feel always search for what is real i am a child of Spirit and bow to its control there to find the union heart and mind and soul find the good in everything turn experience to art let pure creative energy forge every blessèd heart this blessèd way to be shall prove at last to find a lasting blessèd freedom beyond the boundaries of my mind ... rjh 11aug2026 ~ † jackson browne, "sing my songs to me" : for everyman, 1973 inspired by nettie reclaimed | sound experiment, "she walks between worlds' https://suno.com/song/d5148809-9d88-4106-86d7-03d34862e2c1 style inspired by slippery rock, "forever spring" https://suno.com/song/418e785b-a3f8-4d15-8ffc-66c298100593 sound design by rjh illustration by rjh and chat-gpt 5.6 sol (light) ... and nettie, op. cit. guitar : prs angelus piano courtesy of mary gelder : baldwin, model "L"
