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OSTARA was one of those songs that poured out all at once. I was out walking in the dark on a night when the moon was full but hidden. I was grieving the end of a relationship, as well as anticipating my father's imminent death, and this made me thin-skinned, permeable and receptive. The sight of Venus between the branches of two adjacent trees stopped me in my tracks. I was being shown that there is a third, transcendent energy that emerges from the balance of opposites, which I understand as the Christ consciousness. The song builds on a past life/ archetypal memory related to the death of a beloved teacher and brother - maybe not Jesus himself but a very wise, gentle and loving man whose absence my soul has been grieving ever since he 'went on ahead to call us back to where we're from."

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Moon behind a cloud, I've lost the light
My brother is in a shroud and I'm weeping
For him who could always make me laugh
Him who always had my back
Him who fit right in among us girls

Star between the branches of two trees
Hole in the ground that seems to have no end
Go on my friend, go on, go on ahead
then call us back to where we're from

Now I declare that this is the season
for long hard ages of treason
to unravel in me
in my blood and my bones
with each blink of my eyelids
each fluttering heartbeat
I'm closer to home
I can hear the bells

Wake up my friend, wake up!
I think she's offering an overflowing cup

How do I know I've won?
Is it because I'm having fun?
How do I know I'm safe?
Is it because the emptiness is full of grace?

Star between the branches of two trees
hole in the ground that seems to have to end
- you are both my friends, and there is an end
it's just a little further round the bend

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from Strange Little Smile, released July 8, 2021

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Rosi Lalor Cork, Ireland

Rosi Lalor grew up in Liverpool and now lives in County Cork. She is a storyteller and mystic at heart, with a large dose of clown thrown into the cauldron. Her song-craft is a satisfying process of resolving inner conflicts. Strange Little Smile is her second album, Flowers For The Living (available on itunes & Spotify) is her first. ... more

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