Gordon Bok - Fashioned in the clay

^GWhen it seems that ^Deveryone is ^Cworried for them^Gselves ^CBuying plans for ^Gfallout shelters, ^Dstocking up the shelves ^GLiving in the ^Dfast lane, and ^Cstaying high at ^Gnight ^CThinking that by ^Gaccident we'll ^Dblow out all the ^Glights

^GLook, now, at the ^Dpotter whose ^Cwheel is spinning '^Ground ^CShaping with her ^Ghands the past and ^Dfuture from the ground ^GCups that will be ^Dfilled and drunk, so ^Cwarm in winter^Gtime ^CPlates and bowls for ^Gdinner served with ^Dcandlelight and ^Gwine

She be^Glieves, she be^Dlieves By her ^Emwork it's so ^Ceasy to ^Dsee That the ^Emfuture is ^Cmore than the ^Gfollowing ^Cday It's ^Gfashioned se^Dcurely in the ^Gclay

^GLook now at the ^Dfarmer ^Cworking in his ^Gfield ^CHoping that the ^Gsun and rain will ^Dguarantee his yield ^GLike a seed, the ^Dwind has blown to ^Cunfamiliar ^Gground ^CHe waits to see what ^Gfate will bring as ^Deach year rolls a^Ground

He be^Glieves, he be^Dlieves By his ^Emwork it's so ^Ceasy to ^Dsee That the ^Emfuture is ^Cmore than the ^Gfollowing ^Cday It's ^Gfashioned se^Dcurely in the ^Gclay

^GElsewhere, there are ^Dlovers ^Cin a warm em^Gbrace ^CHappy with their ^Gplans to carry ^Don the human race ^GNow the baby ^Dcries and wonders ^Cif it's all a^Glone ^CSoftly voices ^Greassure there'll ^Dalways be a ^Ghome

They be^Glieve, they be^Dlieve By their ^Emwork it's so ^Ceasy to ^Dsee That the ^Emfuture is ^Cmore than the ^Gfollowing ^Cday It's ^Gfashioned se^Dcurely in the ^Gclay

So, ^Gif you had been ^Dworried that to^Cmorrow wouldn't ^Gcome ^CLook to see the ^Gones whose lives are ^Dfollowing the sun ^GAnd the hope that ^Dsprings so clearly ^Cfrom the work they ^Gdo ^CWill spread a little ^Gfurther when it ^Dfinds a place in ^Gyou

We be^Glieve, we be^Dlieve By our ^Emwork it's so ^Ceasy to ^Dsee That the ^Emfuture is ^Cmore than the ^Gfollowing ^Cday It's ^Gfashioned se^Dcurely in the ^Gclay That the ^Emfuture is ^Cmore than the ^Gfollowing ^Cday It's ^Gfashioned se^Dcurely in the ^Gclay