The Three Sisters

[Verse 1]
Three soft green mountains of jaded jewels
Of jasper and quartz that shiver in snow
Of jasmine and chamomile in the cracks of the road
Three sisters alone showing spring less cruel

[Verse 2]
Long before the coast makes claims with its spray
O'er the inland plains of fair favored fields
Where nature shares secrets in autumn's yield
Three sisters alone winter's wishes betrayed

[Verse 3]
The oldest looks out on the workers who slave
The toil of the fields and bread of the oven
Blessing the blood with a song that is woven
Three sisters alone sing of grapes and of graves

[Verse 4]
The fair one shows kindness in nature's full force
The wrath of the sadness with softness within
Where treasures of beauty feel no guilt of sin
Three sisters alone as the seasons change course

[Verse 5]
The youngest shines youth as it blossoms with love
The pureness of passion for cause and for birth
A kinship of sorrow and friend of the earth
Three sisters alone are memories enough

[Verse 6]
Three sisters of mercy who are one yet their own
'Cross a desert of madness they beckon you come
Towards fullness of life as you grow wearisome
Three sisters alone but love brings you home

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