Songs and Lyrics

Harmony

Harmony — each plays a part
Harmony — sung from the heart
Harmony — because we can
Learn to turn harm into harmony

When the heart starts to suffer
There’s a truth can break through
And when times grow rougher
There’s one thing we can do
Midst the harsh winds of hatred
And the floods of our fear
There’s a sound that brings kindness
To all who can hear

Harmony — each plays a part…

When there’s worry and sorrow
There’s a truth we can keep
When we can’t see tomorrow
There’s a song in our sleep
Midst the fire storms of anger
And the dangers of greed
There’s a sound that brings comfort
To strangers in need

A safety net new woven
Stronger through each different strand
You hold your part, I’ll hold mine
As we entwine across the land

Harmony — each plays a part…
Learn to turn harm into harmony

© 2025 Judith-Kate Friedman

Mountain

Underneath the mountain
There’s a place that grows a darkness
Like a womb
There’s a song
Coming out between the spaces
Rocks and doom
We’ve all come and gone
High above the cities
Far beyond beyond beyond the fray
If you wander simply
You may find a poet singing on the way

Source of every fountain
Slow the turtles and the snails pace
Quiet they go
No-one sees
Breath by breath their single step
They move so slow
Inching past the trees
         High up on Mt. Fuji
         Everest, Denali, Kilimanjaro
         If we listen simply
         We too may recall
How we once carried our homes

When times grew too strong
And cruel to bear
Poets followed
                    The cold mountain air
                     Lifted up and out into the clear
                     Keeping balance
                     For everyone to hear

Under every mountain
Far beyond beyond beyond
Beyond the fray
Lies a trust
Just like seeds long buried we will
Find our way
Fortune says we must
                  High above the cities
Coming home from far beyond
Beyond the fray
                   If we wander simply
                  We may find some truths we lost
Along the way
High above the mountains
Far beyond beyond beyond
Beyond the fray
If we wander simply
We may find that we are poets
On the way