Thread in the Holler

There’s a thread in the holler
That leads to the sea
It’s stitched through the silence
Between you and me


Where the paisley flowers grow
I return, I let go
Mountain root and ocean foam
That’s the place I call home


Salt in my hair
Coal in my skin
I bloom where I break
I die where I begin

I kissed the moon through the pine trees
And sang secrets to the tide
The wind wore a shawl of lavender
And wrapped me up inside

The hills still hum my lullabies
The waves still hold my name
I’ve left a piece in every place
But somehow I remain

Where the paisley flowers grow
I unravel what I know
Wrap my heart in moonlit thread
Lay my grief on feathered bed

Where the paisley flowers grow
I remember, I release
In the garden of my sorrow
I found peace