Twelve Stone Farm
For many years I've been blessed by a friendship with a woman named
Chiquita who has a beautiful farm near the mountains in Jasper, Georgia.
This place - Twelve Stone Farm - has been a sanctuary for me and I go
there whenever I can to experience the healing balm of both the place and
the friendship. In honor of Chiquita's 70th birthday, I wrote a song
to put into words the gifts I've experienced there.
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by Sheri Kling
Horses in the pasture, geese down by the lake
Friendship ‘round the table if you’ve got the time to take
Chiquita had a vision, a dream that she could grow
A healing place for hearts to come and go
Twelve Stone Farm, Spirit in the Wind
Twelve Stone Farm, faithful to the end
Twelve Stone Farm, everyone’s a friend
There’s always love to share at Twelve Stone Farm
Back and forth we travel, sewing in each thread
Every joy we’ve lifted and every tear that we have shed
Now the pieces come together in a quilt that keeps us warm
Woven from the blessings of this farm.
Twelve Stone Farm, Spirit in the Wind
Twelve Stone Farm, faithful to the end
Twelve Stone Farm, everyone’s a friend
There’s always love to share at Twelve Stone Farm
Now we light the candles and offer up our prayers
Standing in the center of the wheel
In this great communion where everything is shared
Crumbs of faith are turned into a meal
But without this open table we’d all be hungry still
It took a lot of work and faith to see her dream fulfilled
So we celebrate Chiquita and hope that she will hear
All the voices that have loved her through the years
Twelve Stone Farm, Spirit in the Wind
Twelve Stone Farm, faithful to the end
Twelve Stone Farm, everyone’s a friend
There’s always love to share at Twelve Stone Farm
© Sheri Kling, Waking Woman Music, ASCAP
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