Dorothy Coates by Maria Quinn published on 2022-11-14T15:37:03Z Dorothy Coates brings lavender buds To sew into sachets with ribbons and bows Written directions, birthday girl wishes She'll not stay for tea, she has gardens to grow When the faithful go by in their Sunday best Bearing souls for an hour of devotion She's tending her church by a chapel-grey fountain A choir of foxgloves peals with emotion Evergreen lady, kneeling, discerning the flower That is worthy from a tangle of weeds Embracing the earth with a prayer and a promise A tulip, an internal logic, a creed The watering can bows its head with a drizzle -- The drought never ends -- over seedlings in rows A cycle of life at the altar of nature A dandelion weeder, a dibber, a hoe And she strides from the turn of a century onward The seasons replace her in a stop-motion show Miss Dorothy Coates is a memory suspended In the amber of autumn's afternoon glow Genre Folk & Singer-Songwriter Comment by Gezzatron's Babies gorgeous! Appealed to me, as this is my line of work, too! :-) 2023-04-26T18:04:25Z Comment by Anna Nice to meet you Dorothy Coates 😊 2022-12-27T09:18:29Z Comment by NeilConnor Just enjoying a second helping :-) 2022-12-22T14:48:28Z Comment by PaulineW Wonderful descriptive lyrics and beautiful melodic composition....love this <3 2022-11-22T12:13:52Z Comment by Negative Headphone Wonderful song! Great voice! 2022-11-16T12:31:28Z Comment by Mr Cagey Super song with fabulous lyrics. Randy Newman-esque. 2022-11-14T21:30:07Z Comment by Shirley Barr As always, your lyrics paint an eloquent and vivid picture. Beautiful. 2022-11-14T20:44:31Z Comment by NeilConnor Fabulous song 2022-11-14T18:07:48Z