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Shelter In Place (no. 1)
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Shelter In Place (no. 2)
03:40
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Five Stone Garden
05:51
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Fireflies at Dusk
08:42
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Rock Garden (Karesansui)
04:48
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Rumours of Green
07:06
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Rumors of Green
(even though this is an instrumental track, here's a poem for contemplation)
despite everything, remember ecstasy
despite everything, remember joy
the world is greening all around
and we green with it too
despite your suffering, feel the moment
it's okay to feel okay, from day to day
the world is greening all around
and we green with it too
despite your sorrow, life goes on
even pain will pass in greening spring
the world is greening all around
and we green with it too
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Dirge (for the fallen)
06:55
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Seagulls
03:38
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Kokopelli's Canyon
04:09
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Refuge/Refugee, Part 1
05:58
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Samsara
05:28
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Brother Wolf
05:19
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Wolf Sutra (The Way of the Animal Powers)
I am the dog of the Goddess,
the pathfinder, the wayseeker,
the hound loyal to his chosen pack beyond all safety
when his rarely-offered loyalty and trust are finally given
I am the lone wolf scout,
the wanderer and new-land-finder
I am the wide range forager, the traveller to outlying lands,
who brings back news of fresh vistas and
where to find the best herds; and
I need to know where the pack is
when I wander, I need to know
where home is, so I can return to it
when I need to return home
I am the fiercely loving father/mother,
the guardian and protector
whose fangs are never bared at the cubs
but who does not hesitate to kill whoever dares
to threaten them
I am the Goddess’ weapon,
Her straight-thrown spear
into the heart of destruction,
I will never yield; the God’s fierce love
is my sustaining fury, the cleansing of the world
I am the slayer of enemies, the guardian of the pack
the first to defend, the last to retreat,
peaceful and playful and loving until provoked
I am the lone wolf howling from the mountain ridge
listening for the voices of my pack
loping through the valley far below
I am the night singer, I sing, “This pass! This one!
Beyond these cliffs there is a warm land full of game!
I have seen it! It waits in Her bosom there! Climb! Join me!”
and sometimes they hear me, and climb, and join with me,
and sometimes I dance in paradise
alone, but it’s not paradise then;
and some few times I have shuddered at the lips of precipices,
crouched and growling at the dark,
the dislodged stones’ rattle far below,
and the long night is cold and lonely
and I whimper and howl in grief and pain—
but She is there with me, calling me to heel
and I find my way home, with the dawn.
I am the lone wolf scout,
the wayfarer, the pathseeker,
the patient playful guardian of the cubs,
the protector and wanderer,
the outland home-finder,
the Goddess’ loyal dog.
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poem ©1997 Arthur Durkee Arts. All Rights Reserved.
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the silence of the dawn
08:17
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it was the silence
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Sailing Ships
06:56
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Azumaya
07:32
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Arthur Durkee Ann Arbor, Michigan
Arthur Durkee is a composer & songwriter who records & performs on Chapman Stick, bass, analog modular synths, bamboo & wood flutes, keys, frame drums, and voice. He has won awards for composed, notated music as well as for his recordings, & is a published poet, & designer & illustrator. ... more
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