Inheritance

..we inherit things.

From my mother, I inherited the spirit.

Wild, untamed,
Raging as the sea,
Deep as the night sky.

So was she –
So am I.

…we inherit things.

From my mother, I took the love.

All-encompassing,
Unconditional,
Raging as the sea,
Deep as the night sky.

So was she –
And so am I.

She bore me by the sea,
To the sea I returned.
Her tears became the water,
That flooded the land.

Dylan she called me,
The son of the sea,
Dylan, the waves cried,
The son of ill-hour.

…we inherit things.

From my mother, I inherited
A silver harp
And a spinning wheel
Of linden and gold…

Spin, spin, the waters cried,
Play on, son of woe,
Spin, spin, live and die,
As you’ve done before…

…we inherit things.

My mother gave me the sky.
My mother gave me the moon.
My mother gave me the strength.

My father…I never knew him.