The Swan Road
Mother! Hear me!
My heart is heavy with sorrow
I confess I find small hope in tomorrow
For the sons of man wield a heavy hand
Leaving wounds that may not heal
As my courage fails with the aching land
I think, perhaps, I will
Take the Swan Road home
Linger in my mother’s breast
Take the Swan Road home
Give my careworn heart a rest
Take the Swan Road home
Where no one can reach me
And silence can teach me to speak for you
Mother! Hear me! My heart is filling with anger
Don’t you see?
Your children are flirting with danger
For your daughters fear to speak words that heal
And too many small ones weep
People mimic life and pronounce it real
While their souls remain asleep
Let me take the Swan Road home
Drifting with your ebb and flow
Take the Swan Road home
Where you cast me, I shall go
Take the Swan Road home
My soul is your altar
Give me strength not to falter...
Excerpt from "Lorcan's Bane" by Kitty Roxanna Connell
