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I AM ILL WITH LOVE (1989)

I am ill with love
But hope to live
I am sick with need
My body will not forgive
Your absence
I have not seen you
For two hours
Flowers Have died in less time
Life holds me
Newborn
In careless hands
Love has washed
And cleansed me
And I must learn
Once again
The feeling of sky
On my skin
Fire - Air - Water - Earth
All present at the birth
Of their sister element Love
Without which they remain
Unperceived
I love – therefore everything is
Life:
I am fragile
Don’t drop me

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from Love Unbidden - love poems for Irene, released June 26, 2020

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Peggy is one of the most influential folk singers on either side of the Atlantic. She is Pete Seeger’s half-sister and Ruth Crawford Seeger’s daughter; her first life partner was the English songwriter Ewan MacColl, who wrote First Time Ever I Saw Your Face for her. She has made more than 22 solo recordings to date. Please check ewanmaccoll.bandcamp.com for other albums featuring Peggy. ... more

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