Kathryn’s favourite Tor on Dartmoor. A place of contemplative solace.

Lyrics

Pew Tor
When we finally ceased our talking
We listened to the silence that is not true
It’s the silence of the water and earth

And in that moment I felt your worth

It’s the silence of birds and the breath of the air

And in that moment I felt you there
It was louder than our words ever were
So we listened

I often wonder where you ended up
If you settled on my skin

If you ever became part of me
And if I breathed you in

If you retained knowledge of who you once were

If you know me as your kin
Swirling in your own galaxy

Drifting on the wind

Life is but vapour and bodies just clay
The pleasures of youth are like blossoms in May

Let me live well though I live for one day

Oh how I wish, but wishing’s in vain

If I could fix my flaws with gold

Like a broken Japanese bowl

I’d have all my battle scars on show
For all the world to see and know
And I’d show them to everyone who asked

And wear them with pride like a map of my past
Beauty can still be seen through the cracks
If we’re looking

Life is but vapour and bodies just clay
The pleasures of youth are like blossoms in May

Let me live well though I live for one day

Oh how I wish, but wishing’s in vain
When we finally ceased our talking