Card Sessions: ’Cause all we need as we return is just to find our smile

3 min readOct 16, 2020

In a network, walking each other back to the garden.

The two angels guarding the gate, they never held swords. They are holding beacons, guiding our way to the immanent grove.

Mentor’s Lament

When we find we can’t go on

Worrying ‘bout what we have

Call on me and if I’m free

I’ll try and revise the amount

Don’t you think life could be fair?

I can see you’re on the brink of despair

I’m gonna help you all I can

With a few more things than the average man

I’ll try to quantize all your frills

Then, transforming all our wills

And, please let’s not ask too much of we

Yesterday you called said, “Will you see us through?”

I said, “Sure, my friend,

I’d love to help ’cause I’m watching after you.”

Whatever it is you may need be it large or be it small

There’s nothing we can’t do if we’ll just heed the call

Come and tell me ‘bout your plans, all about your wields

I’ll try and curate all your thoughts and turn streams into fields

And if I go to fast for you, stop me for awhile

’Cause all we need as we return is just to find our smile

(Bridge)

And now it seems so long ago

That you were lost — just a part of the show

But then again, we may never know

As the old winds fly past our eyes we feel the new winds blow

Please believe me when I tell you that these are brand new days

All our plans are working well. Deep down, we’re halfway through the pain

And if you don’t believe that all of this is real

Come and take a look in the books and you’ll find a common weal

@johnkellden riffing on Nicky Hopkins

’Cause all we need as we return is just to find our smile.

Lawyer’s Lament

When you find you can’t go on

Worrying ‘bout what you have

Call on me and if I’m free

I’ll try and add up the amount

Don’t you think I won’t be fair?

I can see you’re on the brink of despair

I’m gonna help you all I can

With a few more things than the average man

I’ll try to itemize all your bills

Try to cure all you ills

But, please don’t ask too much of me

Yesterday you called said, “Will you see me through?”

I said, “Sure, my friend,

I’d love to help ’cause I’m watching after you.”

Whatever it is you may need be it large or be it small

There’s nothing I won’t do if you’ll only call me

Come and tell me ‘bout your plans, all about your dreams

I’ll try and organize your thoughts and turn rivers into streams

And if I go to fast for you, stop me for awhile

’Cause all I want now in return is just to see you smile