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(An imagined recital) Thanks for listening.

This song is a tribute to my one and only late sister. It is not meant to be sad, it is meant to paint a picture of a deeply emotional person, who had a zest for life that was infectious. I never knew anyone else like her and I never will.

This song was originally written about a break up, but after visiting Death Valley, I wanted to pay tribute to the beauty of the desert. I combined both themes and used a basic riff I wrote years ago.

This song is simple in both arrangement and theme. It is about not taking life for granted and not ignoring the misfortunes of others.

'...of communion...'

Levi was a beautiful elder friend who suffered considerably. In spite of the 'ebbs and flows, waxings and wanings,' he seemed to quietly maintain a real relationship with the God who IS Love - a desire to care and - in his way - to be gently present…