The Moments

A couple lyrics to take with you…

I CAN SEE THE WORLD FROM HERE,

AND STARS THAT SHINE A DIFFERENT SHADE.

THE SUN IS NOW MY CHANDELIER,

AND PLANETS PASS IN THEIR PARADE.

AT LAST THE AIR IS NOT THE AIR,

AT LAST THE SEAS ARE NOT THE SEAS.

AND DUST AND DUNE ARE UNAWARE

OF ANY OTHER GRAVITIES.

WITH EVERY STEP I LEAVE A PRINT,

AND EVERY BREATH A SILENCE BROKE,

SO EVERY MOMENT LEAVES A HINT

OF WHERE I DREAMED AND WHERE I WOKE.

DELIGHTS AND DANGERS DOUBLY GLEAM

IN NEXT THE DAY, BUT FIRST THE DREAM.

— Cast, A Trip to the Moon

THE STORY’S NOT MINE,

AND IT’S FINE,

I’VE GOT NO RIGHT TO SOMETHING I CAN’T

COMPREHEND, I PRETEND-

-ED I WAS THE ONE

TO PULL IT UNDONE,

I THOUGHT IT WAS FUN,

BUT I FELL,

FOR A SPELL,

I WAS THE FINGER PULLING THE THREAD

THROUGH THE LOOM UNASSUM-

-ING, DOING MY PART,

A FOOL FROM THE START,

I THOUGHT I WAS SMARTER

BUT NO.

I THOUGHT I WAS SMARTER

BUT NO.

— Dusty, Rocking Chair

BATHE ME, OH DEATH,

AND RETURN ME MY SHROUD.

NAMES FADE LIKE RAIN,

AND TIME FLOATS ON A CLOUD.

OTHERS ARE DREAMING,

OTHERS ARE DREAMING,

OTHERS ARE DREAMING,

YET I CANNOT SLEEP.

— Mrs. Swift, Rocking Chair

BUT THAT’S THE THING ABOUT MORNINGS!

THEY’RE FULL OF WHAT THEY ARE NOT.

THEY’RE GOSSIPS,

THEY’RE PROPHETS,

THEY’RE WARNINGS

TODAY HAS YET TO BE WROUGHT!

— Addie Tate, Brothers Wright

ONE FISH DON’T GOTTA DO MUCH BUT SWIM.

ONE FISH AIN’T LIVIN’ FOR MUCH, ‘CEPT HIM.

ONE FISH IS AWFULLY CLOSE TO NONE.

ONE FISH DON’T FLY.

— Bill Tate, Brothers Wright

Champagne doesn’t make you drunk like whiskey

Champagne doesn’t sink in you like stone

Champagne you can’t drink to think the risky,

Be more frisky,

Be alone.

— Phoebe, A Trip to the Moon

IT’S PULLING TEETH

DECIDING TO SIT.

TO LOOK BENEATH,

IT’S EASY TO QUIT.

YOU FILL IN GAPS,

REMEMBER EACH PART.

THEY DON’T MAKE MAPS

THAT LEAD TO THE START.

— Rita, Mother’s Days

I WISH I’D LEARNED TO PAINT.

A THOUSAND WORDS LIKE THAT.

HER AMBER EYES, HIS TURQUOISE HAT.

I WRITE A MILLION WORDS,

AND THE IMAGE IS FAINT.

I SHOULD HAVE LEARNED TO PAINT.

I WISH I LEARNED TO PAINT.

— Sara, Terra Incognita

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