Sunday, January 26, 2020

Merry Mount: Our Place on the Circle of Life



Sometime in the wee morning on January 21st (Rett’s BD), “BEA” died.  She was Beatrice (from the Latin Beatrix, which means “she who makes happy”), one of eleven hens who reside in the hen house at Merry Mount and provide fresh brown eggs for us.   Bea was a spunky young hen, always competing to grab a bread scrap before it hit the ground and who elevated herself to the top of the peckin’ order in the chicken coop.  Cause of death? Unknown.



Merry Mount is an approximately three-acre plot in Madison County, Ohio where one can experience the circle of life.  A carcass can be buried and immediately thousands of microbes breakdown the body and if daffodil bulbs are planted nearby, within time, beautiful yellow cups lift their heads toward the sun.



From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done
Some say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give
In the circle of life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
'Til we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle, the circle of life
Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars
There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high through the sapphire sky
Keeps great and small on the endless round
In the circle of life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
'Til we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle, the circle of life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
'Til we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the circle, the circle of life
On the path unwinding, yeah
In the circle, the circle of life

Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Elton John / Tim Rice
Circle of Life lyrics © Walt Disney Music Company





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