Down Down Down by Lori Yamamoto

### Part I: The Seed (The Descent) Brightly seeing down,   a quiet, simple thing,   dedicated to down,   a song i have to sing.   ### Part II: The First Unfolding (The Journey) Brightly seeing down,   a quiet, simple thing:   the other side of the lake,   a country i’ve never known.   descending easily,   a feeling all my own,   down, down, down,   always will be shining.   ### Part III: The Second Unfolding (The Reflection) Descending easily,   a feeling all my own:   i wish my voice had been   a little warmer, less furled.   thinking of a small candle,   a quiet, simple light,   a warm, timely corner,   in the middle of the night.   ### Part IV: The Convergence (The Realization) Thinking of a small candle,   a quiet, simple light:   happy musical down,   a cherished, fading color.   and a river holding on,   a feeling, a sad, familiar holler,   down, down, down,   dancing to a lonely, tired page.   ### Part V: The Coda (The Embrace) One should not be clear,   just letting go, you see,   leaving through down,   embracing everything that’s me.   it is the sun,   a glowing, quiet star,   and i’m just here,   creating about my home, from so very, very far.