The plow cracks dry in morning's haze

A whistle echoes through the maze

Of cornfields burnt and hearts undone

The weary life has just begun

The river hums in silver tones

Through stones it carves

Through flesh and bones

A song unsung yet always known

A place we left

But once called home

Oh

Broken waves upon the soul

They crash and tear but make us whole

Through valleys deep and skies so wide

We carry loss with wearied stride

The lantern's glow leaks through the pain

A trembling hand

A fraying chain

The echoes of the blue jay's call

Remembering the rise and fall

A shadow moves where love once lay

The glow of dusk begins to fray

But hearts that ache can stitch again

Through songs that heal what woes have been

Oh

Broken waves upon the soul

They stagger proud

They take their toll

Through lands unknown

We’ll find our grace

And plant new roots in time's embrace