Sure, when you think seasonal you automatically think Easter songs and Christmas hymns, but when the summer nights grow colder and the days shorter, my fingers wander over the CD's in the rack and automatically rest on Sara McLachlan's, Surfacing, the soundtrack to Practical Magic, and Loreena McKennit's, Book of Secrets. These are CD's that for some strange reason are my anthem for fall. They've rarely been played any other time of year.
I don't know what exactly the pull is, but I know they are entwined with certain memories of fall past. Hearing these songs will forever take me back to sunlight October afternoons, memories of special friends, and even a September trip to Michigan. They make me see colors of oranges, reds, and that special "mossy oak" camo that makes its appearance throughout the house this time of year.
Peer in my window, and you'll catch me puttering around the house cleaning, or working on some project, while I sway and sing my heart out.
In the meditative atmosphere created by routine chores, some songs are offered up as lyrical prayer, a conversation between me and God.
"if all of the strength
and all of the courage
come and lift me from this place
I know I could love you much better than this
full of grace" - (Sara McLachlan, Full of Grace)
Some songs are just fun to sing.
"...put de lime in de coconut, and drink 'em both up..." - (Harry Nilsson, Coconut)
And some just have pieces of lyric that have caught me, and stuck in my head, renderings of perfect turns of phrases.
"...she's as shady as cheap sunglasses, and as perfect as this October Monday passes..." - (Michelle Lewis, Nowhere and Everywhere)
They are my soundtrack for fall, my celebration of this time of year, and my preparation for the winter to come.
And, just maybe, they are an attempt to infuse some estrogen into this testosterone-filled household I'm a part of... * o
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