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Last Balloon

from Brave Old World by Bronwyn Eather

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One morning on the radio I heard an announcement that balloons would soon be banned, along with single-use plastic straws. Balloons! I knew the idea made sense, but it tugged at my heart strings. Imagining a future without balloons...

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This is the last balloon
I keep it in a drawer
It is my favourite plaything
They don’t make these anymore

This is the last balloon
Banned in twenty-two
I keep it wrapped in silk
It’s precious, taboo

This is the last balloon
Hidden from the amnesty
I’ll never give her freedom
Lethal weapon in the sea

This is the last balloon
She’s never taken flight
A half life of a billion days
She is locked up out of sight

And then just once a year
On the day my father died
I fill her from the air in me
And finger seal her lips so tight

I kiss the floating gossamer
A feather light embrace
Gently, just a touch of love
Just a moment free in space

This is the last balloon
The last we ever saw
I quietly fold her velvet form
in silk and I lock the drawer

credits

from Brave Old World, track released April 16, 2020
Paul Vassallo - Slide Guitar
John Pye - Bass
Stan Kadlo - Drums
Bronwyn Eather - Vocals

Recording and Mixing - Jason Mannell
Mastering Engineer - William Bowden

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Bronwyn Eather Sydney, Australia

Born in Tasmania, Bronwyn Eather came to Sydney to study acting, following almost a decade of pioneering work as a field linguist in Arnhem Land, in the remote north of Australia. 'Brave Old World' is her third release, following 'Against The Tide' 2017 and 'On The Bones of Love' 2015. ... more

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