James Varda – Let My Place – Lyrics of profound affirmation of our place in the world.

This is a poem of great spirituality. We all have to find our place in the world. We choose to be selfish, greedy and nasty and live for ourselves or we choose to be creative, open, friendly and compassionate.

The ripples of our lives flow out forever to touch others and raise or lower the zeitgeist. We either make the world a better place or worse. We say ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ to life.

Mine is a resounding ‘YES’ as I want to bathe in the beauty of the universe and raise the sensibilities of everyone I meet.

As James intimates: life is a journey; it is unpredictable and it is up to us to make the most of it, bask in its glories and find the love it has to offer. A part of us will stay forever in those things.

Let My Place

Life is a journey

To a place 

Somewhere

In the bright morning 

Destinations seem many

But as the tea is served

And the moon starts to rise

We can see where the road is heading

Still there may be time to take a turn

So let my place be a broad leafed wood in springtime

With many paths that run deep to its heart

And let my place be a house on an eastern shore 

Whose doors are open wide

Let my place be a garden, an orchard to provide

Life is a journey 

On a slowly rising tide

Wave on wave

Islands slip from view

But if the sail is set

And the wind should rise

There’s a chance to cross your ocean

There’s a chance to find your shore

And let my place be a sound, the colour of a church

With windows lit in deep blue light, flooding sky and earth

And let my place be a rhythm, supple and assured

On which a melody can build and rise and words can find their worth

Let my place be a chord, that echoes through the years

Let my place be an affirmation, a handshake, a “Yes!”

Let my place

Be somewhere

And if I cannot see

Reveal this place to me

© James Varda 2014