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Old Man Winter

from the beautiful wreckage by Tim O'Connor

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Old Man Winter

Feel the autumn memory fade,
Her dress abandoned where it lay,
The golden reds and copper shades,
Become a carpet: threadbare made.

Build the fire up,
Close the door shut,
Old Man Winter comes,
Build the fire up,
Close the door shut,
Old Man Winter comes.

Growth suspended, holding breath,
Dormant trees sleep nonetheless,
Their intricate, stark silhouettes,
Cast shadows with a dark caress.

Build the fire up,
Close the door shut,
Old Man Winter comes,
Build the fire up,
Close the door shut,
Old Man Winter comes.

The hare who wears a winter coat,
In motion celebrates the snow,
Sitting tight to fox its foe,
In stillness of nocturnal cold.

Build the fire up,
Close the door shut,
Old Man Winter comes,
Build the fire up,
Close the door shut,
Old Man Winter comes.

Now winter's at the window,
See jacks fingers scratch,
As still wind brings the first snow, laying light on tile and thatch.

Though the brooks and rivers freeze,
Water still flows underneath,
Tears of heavy skies that bleed,
From hilltop spring to cisterns deep.

The pulse of life for beast and men,
Holding fast 'til winter ends,
To nurture and prepare for when,
Old Man Winter comes again.

Build the fire up,
Close the door shut,
Old Man Winter comes,
Build the fire up,
Close the door shut,
Old Man Winter comes,
Build the fire up,
Close the door shut,
Old Man Winter comes.

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from the beautiful wreckage, released February 1, 2018

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Tim O'Connor Hull, UK

Tim O'Connor is an English Folk/Rock songwriter based in Yorkshire, UK, Performing & recording since the late Seventies, Tim has released a large catalogue of albums, 39 to date, available on his record label, Uilleand Music.

Band Projects:

cowfisH, from 1992 onwards.

The Ant Farm Collective, from 2014-2017.

Tim O’Connor & the Poachers 2018-
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