Sore Dove Press is proud to release a new publication of a handset, letterpress printed broadside of a new and still-unreleased song by Ms. Anjani Thomas titled ‘holy ground’. This broadside was printed by Master Printer, Bill Roberts, in Dover, DE on a 1914 handfed Chandler & Price Press. The paper is made of 100% cotton fibers and is a cream-colored Stonehenge. The broadside measure 12.5 x 5 inches (approx. 31 x 13 cm). Text is handset in Spartan Type. Each broadside has a natural deckle edge at the bottom. The entire edition is limited to 100 numbered copies, all signed by Ms. Anjani Thomas.
*) If anyone mentions The LC Files they will get it for $40.00 instead of the published price of $50.00. Please email Soheyl directly!!
---There will be a signed broadside by another Los Angeles based singer-songwriter that will be released shortly.
holy ground
my lover stands on holy ground
my lover stands on holy ground
in the scarred and barren field
where my weakness is revealed
he holds space for me to heal
i carry him inside my heart
i carry him inside my heart
i would know him anywhere
sandalwood and vetiver
underneath the moonlit stair
i’m a river gone wild
sometimes woman, sometimes child
pressed against my lover’s skin
i breathe out, he breathes in
his hands are strong upon my back
hands are strong upon my back
when i feel him move inside
tracing circles deep and wide
the mystery becomes untied
what my lips have kissed is mine
what my lips have kissed is mine
the rest he offers willingly
life and blood and company
diamond water alchemy
i’m a river gone wild
sometimes woman, sometimes child
pressed against my lover’s skin
i breathe out, he breathes in
my lover’s light will guide me home
my lover’s light will guide me home
in his arms where i can rest
a quiet hush, a soft caress
my lantern in the wilderness
-- anjani thomas
1988, 1993: Helsinki||2008: Manchester|Oslo|London O2|Berlin|Helsinki|London RAH|| 2009: New York Beacon|Berlin|Venice|Barcelona|Las Vegas|San José||2010: Salzburg|Helsinki|Gent|Bratislava|Las Vegas|| 2012: Gent|Helsinki|Verona|| 2013: New York|Pula|Oslo|||
---There will be a signed broadside by another Los Angeles based singer-songwriter that will be released shortly.
I wonder WHO that could be
It doesn't have to be perfect, it just has to B4real ~ me Attitude is a self-fulfilling prophecy ~ me ...... The magic of art is the truth of its lies ~ me ...... Only left-handers are in their right mind!
Her words take my breath away. I can't wait to hear her expansive voice with them and her genius with melody. It is so her. I can hear her singing the words "sandalwood and vetiver."
~ Lizzy
"Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." ~ Oscar Wilde
1993 Detroit 2008 Kitchener June 2-Hamilton June 3 & 4-Vienna Sept 24 & 25-London RAH Nov 17 2009 NYC Feb 19-Grand Prairie Apr 3-Phoenix Apr 5-Columbia May 11-Red Rocks Jun 4-Barcelona Sept 21-Columbus Oct 27-Las Vegas Nov 12-San Jose Nov 13 2010 Sligo Jul 31 & Aug 1-LV Dec 10 & 11 2012 Paris Sept 30-London Dec 11-Boston Dec 16 2013 Louisville Mar 30-Amsterdam Sept 20
I agree with all the selected lyrics. This is one of those perfect songs where every lyric withstands scrutiny and can be quoted as beauty. When I commented that this song took my breath away, it happened when I read the line "I breathe out, he breathes in" ~ breathtaking beauty in every line.
~ Lizzy
"Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken." ~ Oscar Wilde
2009: Oakland 2x, St. Louis, Kansas City, Las Vegas, San Jose
2010: Sligo 2x, Lisbon, Caen, Grenoble, Strasbourg, Marseille, Tours, Lille, Oakland 2x (again), Las Vegas 2x