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1972. Tape recording, 1996, with my daughter Amy on recorder and vocals.

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We are like leaves, leaves upon a tree,
We are the leaves, God is the tree.

The tree needs the leaves to flourish and grow
They are like gates where living waters
The sun and the rain and sometimes melting snow.

In much the same way the leaves all depend
On the trunk so strong on the boughs that bend
For food from the ground, for anchor in the wind.

And as we are like leaves we must take care
Of the world and of all the living things that share
It’s rivers and seas, it’s land it’s air.

And as we are like leaves we cannot ignore
The hungry and the homeless always at the door
For one leaf’s disease ends in the core.

We all need the world and the world needs us all
Together we will grow, divided we will fall,
Just like the leaves on the trees so tall.

We are like leaves, leaves upon a tree,
We are the leaves, God is the tree.

©Dave Atkinson 1972

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from Autobisongraphy, released November 19, 2021
Amy Atkinson, recorder and vocals.

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Dave Atkinson Chester, UK

I have been writing songs since 1967 when I was 17 and since I have accumulated over 440. Early influences were Dylan, Cohen, Jackson Browne Joni Mitchell, Kristofferson. Though never 'successful' in any conventional sense, my songs and guitar have led many sing-rounds and a couple of 1970's albums sell for £100s as 'rare vinyl'. Above all, it has been a happy adventure. www.atkinsongs.co.uk ... more

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