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OPOUTERE
(M Laurent)

The clouds over Opoutere beach
like blankets for my soul
just why they mean so much to me
I’ll never really know
for man is like the ocean
so much hidden below
so I’ll just watch the waves for a while
and then I’ll go

Sunlight on the harbour
like the afterglow of love
warms the sand and warms the sea
brings lightness to my heart
but w are all so fragile
so easily we change
like the sun when clouds move up the coast
we slip away

The birds who roost at Opoutere
spirits of the sky
they nest and feed and celebrate
they’re born here, and they die
and like them I am waiting
to spread our wings and fly
through God’s great cathedral
of sand and sea and sky.

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from Spiritual Graffiti, released January 17, 2006

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Mark Laurent Auckland, New Zealand

I've been a professional guitarist/singer/songwriter for 40 years, & I've recorded & worked on many albums. I'm also an author with 4 collections of poetry & an illustrated children's storybook published, & I've written articles & reviews for various magazines. I live in Auckland, New Zealand. As well as cafes, concerts & churches I also do a bit of busking to keep in touch with the 'real world'. ... more

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