James has captured something of the mysticism of life in this delicate song. The value of each precious second and the beauty in those perfect moments when all of life is ensconced in the essence of an immaculately magic instant that, throughout all the change, will last forever.
They are moments shared, captured in our memories, and will go on in ever increasing ripples to touch us all with their glow.
Chance and Time is full of that majesty of touch, that chemistry of words, as the vital substance of life and love is crystallised in language and music.
It glows for me.
May This Moment Ever Glow
A bright moon in a May sky
And the air hung with lilac
From a chimney pot
A blackbird sings
The last song of twilight
Though the air will colder grow
And frost will glaze the garden hoe
And one day it will snow
May this moment ever glow
A summer wood reveals the truth
No beginning, no end, only change
From the treetop
A white admiral glides
To the light on the floor of the glade
Though the cold north wind will blow
And one by one the beach huts go
And one day it will snow
May this moment ever glow
Some days, are full of light
Some days, are hard to bear
Most days, are somewhere, in between
Take them all as gifts
Make of them what you can
A sparrow hit the window pane
Dropped to the ground without a sound
Cupped in your hands
With your sweet breath
It flickered, it fluttered and it flew
Though shadows soon will be cast low
And August seem a long time ago
And one day it will snow
May this moment ever glow
Reblogged this on Opher's World and commented:
These songs are so bitter sweet – so full of life and love. The poignancy of them touches me deeply. Not everyone can handle them they are so open, so emotional. Death is hard to face.