Lament with a Purpose

by Andrew Stephens-Rennie And laments have a purpose, and laments have a cost A requiem playing that gathers the lost It sometimes tastes sour, this sweetness of hope When the blizzards are raging on this lovers slope Yet I don’t want to freeze, inside or out For it’s you that dissolves the cold walls of doubt – Martyn Joseph, “Turn Me Tender” from the album Deep Blue Tonight is a night for laments.