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The Old Pear Tree*

In the spring the pear tree`s blossoms
Gently float upon the breeze.
Softly falling petals touch me
As I stand beneath the trees.

Birds are twittering in the branches,
Singing songs of joy and love,
And a soaring lark is trilling
In the azure sky above.

In the creaking of the branches
Now I hear the old tree whispering,
Pleading with her blossoms fair,
This is what she says.

``Stay a while. Don`t go. Not yet.
Linger a little longer in your beauty.
Together we will revel in the soft spring rain,
In the gentle suns of spring.``

Soon you must leave me,
As you float to the damp, brown earth.
``But I must stay nurturing my fruits until the autumn,
When they will bend my bows as if to say.
Sweet blossoms you are gone but not forgotten.
We bow to you, remembering the spring``.

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released April 23, 2012
Music written and produced by Luke and Janet Mercier
© 2012 SOCAN

Luke Mercier - Guitars, Strings, Vocals and Percussion
Janet Mercier - Vocals
Tim Hadley - Bass

* 'The Old Pear Tree' poem written by Ness Kelly. By kind permission of Jean Livingstone.

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The Nessie Sessions Springbrook, Ontario

We are excited to be sharing the start of a collection of 'Stories in Song' originating from poems written by the late Liverpool poet Ness Kelly, my late Great Aunt.
We hope you find as much beauty and warmth in her words as we do! Check in for more songs as we create them. Thanks for listening!
-Janet Mercier
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