Roots of Karametra - My Garden Queen

You smelled like rosemary and rainwater Standing barefoot by the sink Moonlight through the greenhouse plastic Turning your skin gold and green You laughed with dirt upon your fingers Tomato vines around your wrist And I remember thinking quietly I could build a life inside this. There were fires down beyond the river Sirens somewhere in the night But the world went to peace around me Every time you caught my eye Some people chase the skyline Some people chase the flame But all I ever wanted Was to hear you say my name Oh my Garden Queen You grow peace inside of me Like wildflowers through the concrete Like fig roots splitting streets My Garden Queen Every branch and every seed Feels a little less alone now With you growing next to me You dance slow while washing dishes Humming old folk melodies Hang drying herbs beside the window Like tiny prayers in the breeze I have seen the towers burning Watched the market systems fail Still your hands kept planting seedlings Like hope itself could never die Some people chase the skyline Some people chase the flame But all I ever wanted Was to hear you say my name Oh my Garden Queen You grow peace inside of me Like fresh rain on tired soil Like rivers reaching sea My Garden Queen Every branch and every seed Feels a little less alone now With you growing next to me If the old world falls tomorrow I won’t mourn the walls or wires… Just give me you Sunshine and rain A little land And something green to keep alive together Oh my Garden Queen When the evening settles deep And the cicadas start their singing You are still my favorite peace My Garden Queen Every branch and every seed Feels a little less alone now With you growing next to me