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IN LIEU OF
TERRY DUNBAR
BRIAN BAGGS

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS
HIKE A TRAIL YOU'VE NEVER BEEN ON
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS
CALL SOMEONE WHO CROSSED YOUR MIND RECENTLY
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS
DIG OUT THAT RECIPE YOU'VE WANTED TO TRY
AND CHOOSE THAT MENU, YOU'VE ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS
TAKE THAT SPECIAL PHOTO, BLOW IT UP AND FRAME IT
THAT UNREAD BOOK ON THE SHELF
OPEN IT TO A RANDOM PAGE
AND CONNECT THE FIRST LINES TO SOMETHING, ANYTHING, YOU KNOW
FOR YOUR STRING IS AS IMPORTANT, AS THE AUTHOR'S
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME, I'M PERFECTLY HAPPY
WITH THE DUST OR THE COMPOST I'LL BECOME
THE ASHES SOME ONE WILL SPREAD
I HAVEN'T YET DECIDED THE MOUNTAIN
I'M CONFIDENT IN THE LEGS OF SOMEONE YOUNGER
WHO WILL FIND THE WIND UP THERE
AS BRACING, AS PRISTINE
AS I DID THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE
MY CONCERN IS YOU, AND THE TURNS YOU WILL MAKE
THAT DEFINE YOU
IN LIEU OF ME, YOU


MOONDANCE MUSIC (SESAC) 2024