This Is Mine
Rediscovering Childhood Magic: This Is Mine by Lucy Kaplansky
Lyrics
I can bend back
I possess the ability to be flexible or adaptable
And reach the days
Recalling past times or memories
When everything was new
Reflecting on a time when everything felt new and exciting
When witches were birds that lived in trees
Describing a time when magical creatures were part of imagination
When dreams were movies God made for me
Recalling dreams as divine creations
I talked to dogs
Having a connection with animals, particularly dogs
I knew why trees and kids cried
Understanding the emotions of nature and children
Why snow was white why people died
Contemplating on the nature of snow and the inevitability of death
In show and tell
Engaging in the childhood activity of show and tell
I talked about the shapes of clouds
Discussing the different forms of clouds
And all the schoolyard angels who protected me
Remembering the protective presence of angels in the schoolyard
I am here and this is mine
Asserting one's presence and ownership
I'm everywhere flying in line
Expressing a sense of omnipresence and freedom
Always looking for a place to rest
Continuously searching for a place of solace or belonging
I hid in trees and built my nest
Creating a refuge in nature, specifically in trees
I made my nest of buried things
Building a nest with things that are hidden or buried
And the roots ran like secrets
Comparing roots to secrets, implying hidden depths
Through six year rings
Reflecting on the passage of six years and the growth represented by tree rings
I found that secret places were better places
Acknowledging the value of secret, private places
Nicer places that villains could not find
Contrasting secret places with locations that villains cannot discover
I do not lie
A declaration of honesty and truthfulness
These places are mine
Emphasizing personal ownership of these special places
Now I lean and bend
Leaning and bending towards the origin and conclusion of self
To where I begin and end
Asserting presence and ownership once again
I am here and this is mine
Reiteration of self-ownership and existence
I'm everywhere flying in line
Reaffirming a sense of omnipresence and freedom
I am here and this is mine
Reiteration of self-ownership and existence
I'm everywhere flying in line
Reaffirming a sense of omnipresence and freedom
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