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The elephant that comes at night to stand upon my chest
informs me she who was my one is none
and I am left bereft
and in my darkness I remain
and try my best to ascertain
the certainty I held in spite of death
while she held breath

For if the flesh is all the soul
then how can stars be beautiful
beloved
and if the world is only force
then how can planets keep their course
beloved

The skeleton that rattles in the closet by the door
reminds me she who was my own is bone
and can be mine no more
and in the dark I see her eyes
and in the night I hear her cries
but in my dreams the memories that persist
are figured mist

But if oblivion is our doom
then tell me how can roses bloom
beloved
and if the rigor is our end
then tell me how can grace descend
beloved

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from So Farther, So Gooder (Vol. 2), released September 15, 2016

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Thaddeus Spae Seattle, Washington

A 40-year veteran of the Folk Wars, Thaddeus Spae has played venues from Tipitina's to the EMP. He's an award-winning songwriter whose works range from quirky to literate, guardedly sentimental to outraged and sarcastic, performed on a panoply of instruments acoustic and electric, in a profligate variety of styles encompassing folk, hard rock, jazz, blues, electronic and more. Website: tspae.com. ... more

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