“Nothing More”
The memories are counted
The lobster boats are moored
Riding horses mounted
I’m ready now, I’m sure
The moonlight is now waning
The sunrise softly near
And
All those years of searching
Have somehow found me here
A shadow valley poet
Back alley troubadour
Though questioning I know it
It’s that and nothing more
Yes
To turn around is ancient
To look behind is wrong
To walk ahead persistent
Is all that’s to be done
For
The days have been my challenge
The nights have been my friend
Still
I’ve somehow found a balance
Somewhere near the end
Of
A journey filled with laughter
Adventures filled with strife
Hidden in the chapters
Of a long and colored life
For
I’m a
Shadow valley poet
Back alley troubadour
I know you know I know it
It’s that and nothing more
I walk ahead uncharted
To find the golden cure
And go home open-hearted
Down paths unseen, unsure
Where maybe sins are counted
Then cast off to the wind
And horses once more mounted
To run free, wild again
Where
We’re all once more anointed
By the hand of One on high
With
Direction new appointed
Where heart and soul abide
For
One more crazy shipwreck
And one more crazy climb
And one more crazy heartbreak
Through
One more crazy rhyme
Then
The sun will once more warm us
The moon will once more shine
The sea will once more calm us
In this life of space and time
Yes
I’m a
Shadow valley poet
Back alley troubadour
I know you know I know it
It’s that and nothing more
Apr 24, 2019
Apr 24, 2019 at 7:48 AM UTC
“Nothing More”
The memories are counted
The lobster boats are moored
Riding horses mounted
I’m ready now, I’m sure
The moonlight is now waning
The sunrise softly near
And
All those years of searching
Have somehow found me here
A shadow valley poet
Back alley troubadour
Though questioning I know it
It’s that and nothing more
Yes
To turn around is ancient
To look behind is wrong
To walk ahead persistent
Is all that’s to be done
For
The days have been my challenge
The nights have been my friend
Still
I’ve somehow found a balance
Somewhere near the end
Of
A journey filled with laughter
Adventures filled with strife
Hidden in the chapters
Of a long and colored life
For
I’m a
Shadow valley poet
Back alley troubadour
I know you know I know it
It’s that and nothing more
I walk ahead uncharted
To find the golden cure
And go home open-hearted
Down paths unseen, unsure
Where maybe sins are counted
Then cast off to the wind
And horses once more mounted
To run free, wild again
Where
We’re all once more anointed
By the hand of One on high
With
Direction new appointed
Where heart and soul abide
For
One more crazy shipwreck
And one more crazy climb
And one more crazy heartbreak
Through
One more crazy rhyme
Then
The sun will once more warm us
The moon will once more shine
The sea will once more calm us
In this life of space and time
Yes
I’m a
Shadow valley poet
Back alley troubadour
I know you know I know it
It’s that and nothing more
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