verse 1
Oh may the roots reach beneath the sleeping street
Station in the riverbed, register what we won?t hear
May the leaves puzzle out the canopy
Shake and photosynthesize everything we?re sorry for
Into one long breath of air
verse 2
May the ring of Tanglefoot and fibreglass
Guard against the thunderstorm, cankerworms and climate change
May the bark rub away the powerline
Bandage over knots and burls, commemorate our injuries
May the hy--dro worker?s blade
Be swift and precise
verse 3
May the rope remember all the rhymes for knots
To lift me up and lay me down, bear the swinging weight of love
May the birds answer carabiner clicks
Carry off the tiny seeds of better ways to be alive
May it all seem plausible
Wherever we land
May we grow