Late July

Late July now, the fields are turning brown
Grasses heavy with seed bend to the ground
The sun's still high, how it's heat lingers into the night
But the wheel spins on
It's later when the dawn brings the morn
Hear the songs 'fore they fade away
Give thanks for the light how it fills our days
Abundance and loss are the prayers we pray
Late July

Tomatoes setting fruit, the squash in flower
The corn is pushing skyward, you can feel its power
The urgency to bring forth the bounty of life
And the wheel spins on
It's later when the dawn brings the morn
Hear the songs 'fore they fade away
Give thanks for the light how it fills our days
Abundance and loss are the prayers we pray
Late July

Our children grown, far scattered seed
Our hearts walking in the world, the truth of our creed
Beauty beyond anything we could have dreamt
And the wheel spins on
It's later when the dawn brings the morn
Hear the songs 'fore they fade away
Give thanks for the light how it fills our days
Abundance and loss are the prayers we pray
Late July