John Potter - The Lowest Trees Have Tops lyrics
Artist: John Potter
album: In Darkness Let Me Dwell
The lowest trees have tops, the ant her gall
The fly her spleen, the little spark his heat;
The slender hairs cast shadows, through but small,
And bees have stings, although they be not great;
Seas have their source, and so have shallow springs;
And love is love, in beggars and in kings.
Where waters smoothest run, there deepest are the fords,
The dial stirs, yet none perceives it move;
The firmest faith is found in fewest words,
The turtles cannot sing, and yet they love;
True hearts have ears, and eyes, no tongues to speak;
They hear, and see, and sign, and then they break
The fly her spleen, the little spark his heat;
The slender hairs cast shadows, through but small,
And bees have stings, although they be not great;
Seas have their source, and so have shallow springs;
And love is love, in beggars and in kings.
Where waters smoothest run, there deepest are the fords,
The dial stirs, yet none perceives it move;
The firmest faith is found in fewest words,
The turtles cannot sing, and yet they love;
True hearts have ears, and eyes, no tongues to speak;
They hear, and see, and sign, and then they break
Other albums by the artist
English National Songs
1993 · album
Humfrey: Verse Anthems
1992 · album
Secret History
2017 · album
Togni: Responsio
2015 · album
Amores Pasados
2015 · album
Night Sessions
2013 · album
Field: Being Dufay
2009 · album
Bryars: Oi me lasso
2005 · album
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