Sequoia Redd

The embers on the drying grass, the calm before the storm

The stillness of the glacier before the waters warm

The lioness retaliates when harm comes to her pride

The grizzly far more dangerous with an arrow in her side

Coiling, coiling, coiling, coiling

Action potential can never be ignored

Coiling, coiling, coiling, coiling

The villain falls from power, the balance is restored

It’s when the spark ignites the grass or

The storm destroys the path

And when the shock wears off the mind

Is when you face its wrath

The rattlesnake must coil at first

Before she strikes and slashes

And friction comes between the clouds

Before the lightning flashes

Coiling, coiling, coiling, coiling

Action potential can never be ignored

Coiling, coiling, coiling, coiling

The villain falls from power, the balance is restored

A ticking time bomb tension winding tightly like a spring

The arrow nocked into the bow, the tautness of the string

The pressure mounts within the earth

Before the crater cracks

The concerned creature sounds the call before instinct attacks

Coiling, coiling, coiling, coiling

Action potential can never be ignored

Coiling, coiling, coiling, coiling

The villain falls from power, the balance is restored

- Beth Patterson “Coiling”

(thanks B, this song as lots of resonance with me at the moment!)

Happy Winter Solstice, everyone.