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Paramjit's Sonnet

from Velvet Paintings by Leaf Rapids

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about

This was co-written with Paramjit Singh, a senior citizen who was paired up with Keri for a songwriting project called, Stories to Songs, where local songwriters were paired up with Seniors in the community during the pandemic to learn about eachother and write a song together over zoom. It turned out so beautifully we had to include it on the album.

lyrics

I won’t call you the moon
When every morning it goes away
I will not compare you to a flower’s bloom
A moment’s glory only to fade

I won’t call you a diamond
To be lost or stolen from me
Nor the taste of nectar sweet upon my lips
To thrill so briefly then disappear

To me you are a sonnet for my soul to dance within
In this way we will never be apart
A song that I’ve waited all my life so desperately to hear
Only to find that I knew all the words by heart

May the tears of sorrow flowing from my eyes
Now that I can’t feel your hand in mine
Be dried up like the autumn leaves and swept away
Across the prairie sands of time

To me you are a sonnet for my soul to dance within
In this way we will never be apart
A song that I’ve waited all my life so desperately to hear
Only to find that I knew all the words by heart

credits

from Velvet Paintings, released April 19, 2024
MUSICIANS:
Keri Latimer - lead vocals, acoustic guitar
Devin Latimer - bass guitar
Joanna Miller - drums, supporting vocals
Chris Dunn - electric guitar

Special guests:
Natanielle Felicitas - cello
John Paul Peters - violin

WRITTEN BY: Keri Latimer
PRODUCED BY: John Paul Peters and Keri Latimer
MIXED & MASTERED BY: John Paul Peters at Private Ear Recording

Written and recorded in 2023 in Canada

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Leaf Rapids is a 4 piece Winnipeg band creating a Canadiana soundscape. Words thrown around are cinematic, Manitoba Motown, Spacey spaghetti-western, liquid silver.

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