Ladies of the Bower

from ALBUM: Songs for the Wood by Talis Kimberley

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Written at the dining table of my friend Karen, whose own lovely garden is a home to many of these, this is a little whimsy on the names and the natures of some of my favourite herbs and wildflowers.

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LADIES OF THE BOWER

Proud Lovage and sweet Tansy
The Ladies of the bower
Rule gently their domain here
By foliage and flower
Feverfew’s their trusted chamberlain
Chamomile their dearest friend
While Yarrow and good lemon balm
Their fair court still attend

Angelica grows stately
Bronze Fennel stands beside
Here’s Chervil and Sweet Woodruff
The bridegroom with his bride
Here’s Goldenrod and Mace and Thyme
Demozels to Summer’s Rose
And the seasons are the sweeter
For this benison that grows

Here’s herbs to bring you comfort
And herbs to dull your pain
Come make their close acquaintance
Learn their natures and their names
Here’s herbs to calm your breathing,
Healing herbs to bring you ease
They’re a gift to grace the garden
And a blessing to the bees

Proud Lovage and Sweet Tansy-herb,
The ladies of the bower
Invite you to their court here
Of foliage and flower

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Words & music by & © Talis Kimberley 2012

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from ALBUM: Songs for the Wood, released March 5, 2014
The blond Ovation, in the studio, on the Tascam. Made much shinier by Mark Long.

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Talis Kimberley UK

"I'm a songwriter and singer; my songs are spun from folklore and history, stirred well with a hazel wand and served with cake. I'll sing you ravens and bones and the story behind the story, I'll sing you bread and apples, ghosts and knitting, and bring you home with a pocketful of feathers and hope"

Voice / guitar / English concertina

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