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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.

--Soheyl Dahi, Publisher

Price: $50.00 *)
Release Date: February 2010
Available from: http://WWW.SOREDOVE.COM
Contact email: sdahi54@gmail.com

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

---There will be a signed broadside by another Los Angeles based singer-songwriter that will be released shortly.