Many gifts we have in life are ephemeral. The most profound one, possessing the highest currency, is the present. Caroline Spence reflects upon her deep relationships with her grandmothers on “The Gift,” a guitar-strung ballad weaving to and fro through the transitory nature of the present and the inevitable aging process. “And the only thing worth spending in the end is the present,” she sings.
Listen to “The Gift” below.