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Dvaraka
04:09
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Walking through Dvaraka with you
Visiting each lavish gateway
Only for the thrill of passing through
We made a pilgrimage
Then chose to stay
Feeling our spirits rising higher up
With each new stride we made
Indivaras, ambhojas, kumudus and kahlaras
Blooming out like gemstones emulating Krishna’s auras
Greeting the industrious people
Growing up toward heaven with the spires and all the steeples
Walking through Dvaraka with you
Awestruck by its symmetry
And opulence in gold and angel-blue
In the natural world some see an almighty hand
But one can also see it
in the complex streets and structures made by man
Walking through Dvaraka with you
Climbing up the seaside tower
And taking in the ocean sunset view
I turn my head and see your innocent eyes
Watching the white waves roll
And the water slowly rise
Rise and rise
Rise
© Kim Simpson
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Seven Faces
03:47
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We are seven faces on the cliffside
We are keeping watch through every age
No angry storm of any nature
May disrupt our steady gaze
We are seven sentries on the cliffside
You may make of us just what you will
You may ignore us but our 14 eyes
will penetrate you still
We are seven faces on the cliffside
Consecrated by the hands of time
Watching the hands of men
Grapple slip and scramble as they climb
© Kim Simpson
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Open up the latches
Slide the window high
The night swirls in
You surrender and you sigh
It’s kissing your forehead
Caressing your hands
Whispering suggestions
But making no demands
Draw back the curtains
Blow the candle out
The night swirls in
And makes your senses shout
Hear the starlit music
Taste the drunken air
Breathe in the promise
Of something waiting for you there
Nighttime in your bloodstream
Nighttime without end
Over and over and over and over
And over and over and over and over again
Nighttime every season
Nighttime now as then
Over and over and over and over
And over and over and over and over again
So open up that window
Feel the temperature rise
The night swirls in
And plays tricks with your eyes
You see things that are long gone
But always around
Things you only notice
After the sun’s gone down
© Kim Simpson
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Dvaraka (KUTX Live)
03:50
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Walking through Dvaraka with you
Visiting each lavish gateway
Only for the thrill of passing through
We made a pilgrimage
Then chose to stay
Feeling our spirits rising higher up
With each new stride we made
Indivaras, ambhojas, kumudus and kahlaras
Blooming out like gemstones emulating Krishna’s auras
Greeting the industrious people
Growing up toward heaven with the spires and all the steeples
Walking through Dvaraka with you
Awestruck by its symmetry
And opulence in gold and angel-blue
In the natural world some see an almighty hand
But one can also see it
in the complex streets and structures made by man
Walking through Dvaraka with you
Climbing up the seaside tower
And taking in the ocean sunset view
I turn my head and see your innocent eyes
Watching the white waves roll
And the water slowly rise
Rise and rise
Rise
© Kim Simpson
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Kim Simpson Austin, Texas
Kim Simpson is a singer-songwriter, guitarist, author and radio host who lives in Austin, Texas.
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