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My Wicker Burial

from Graced by Leaves by Simone Keane

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An intimate song about a wish to be buried in a wicker casket beneath a tree.

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Lay my body softly down in a casket made of wicker
a wicker casket of flax and reeds woven by a weaver
there’s no need for a service in a church
just a few words where you can hear the birds
please bury me beneath the canopy
cover me with autumn leaves
where the worms can turn my body into food for a big old tree
if I get to be a little old lady
stooped over and creaking at the knees
some may say I’m just crazy to have such wishes as these
that’s why I’m singing to you now or to whoever’s still around
please place my body softly down in wicker
lay my body softly down in the light of a waning moon
a moon that lets her hair hang down
and could you play some of my simple little tunes
please bury me beneath the canopy
cover me in golden leaves
that’ll be my eternal resting place
could somebody do that for me
with revelry and chivalry
I want to be part of something that gives so much
grace shade air life
a place for a nest to rest
hollows for honey bees birds and berries
do you remember those beautiful times?
we tied a swing to a sturdy bough
and swang out over a river
singing old nursery rhymes
I don’t want to be buried in a coffin
of varnish nails and lacquer
please place my body softly in a casket made of wicker
woven by a weaver of gentle flax and reeds reeds
and if I get to do a little haunting
some may think it’s just an autumn breeze
but some may see the spirit of a woman
swirling and twirling and kicking up all the leaves

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from Graced by Leaves, released October 27, 2023
Song by Simone Keane
Vocals/Guitar: Simone Keane
Cello: Kevin Gillam

Produced, mixed, mastered, recorded by Lee Buddle CRANK Studio

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Simone Keane Perth, Australia

Award winning singer songwriter based on the south coast of WA. Influenced by Celtic and British folk roots with shades of country blues folk Americana. Timeless, classic mystique. Original sound. Dual WAM Song of the Year winner after five nominations. ... more

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