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I wrote the first draft of this as a poem on the night when it actually happened, but it was very raw then. I took it to my poetry class in college at the time, and they basically told me why the first draft didn’t really work. I reworked it to fit this song about 7 years later, and found that by then I could say what I meant.

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One night in college when I could not sleep
The phone rang and I was shocked to hear my father speak.
“What are you doing up?” I asked surprised.
He said “I’m not. Your grandmother just died.”

Somebody my size who could hand down her old dresses to me

I’ll have no chance to ask her which county of Ireland she was from; my father had forgotten

They are looking for her will; I’m probably not in it

She won’t see me graduate or get her 5x7

Will Mike miss her and how she spoiled and favored her youngest grandson?

How long will my grandfather last?

Will her husband and children resent me and my siblings who told our truth and stood by it?

Too late to call anyone
I looked to the cards I had laid down
Puzzling over my beginning and end
The part that I could not comprehend
To begin with The Magician – a master
But then end with The Fool, could be disaster.
Then I saw my own heart had been lost
I’d gotten by these hardships but with a high cost.
Then the tears welled up and over as I cried
When I first realized long ago my emotions died.

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from Éist le mo Sc​é​al (Listen to my Story), released November 1, 2006
Written, composed, and performed by Caera

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Caera Seattle, Washington

From haunting Celtic lullabies, through laments of intense grief and pain, to songs of healing and hope, Caera’s music always contains an authenticity that can be hard to find in today’s music, or even in today’s world in general. Powerful soprano vocals blend with the bell-like tones of her brass-strung Gaelic harp to create music that carries people through life, dreaming or fully awake. ... more

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