The Right Column



What is the 
reason
you are sad
child?

What is the
sound 
of what
you say?

I saw you
earlier
you were
mad,
child.
angry
like the
lightening
on the bay.

If you hear
the sound
of distant thunder
all around
snuggled in
deep inside
deep inside
what you know,
You will be
safe, OK,
the wild wind
out on the bay
won't do you harm
so you'd not know
if it came to that
you'd go.
So . . 

What is the
reason
that you're
sad
child?

What is the 
reason 
for your
funk?

What is the 
meaning of
your anger?

Why don't you
take some time
and have joy
spin a rhyme
play guitar
make up new songs
and we'll all
sing along.
so happy, hey, 
happy, hey,
squally winds
on the bay
wild waves
crashing on
the rock shelf
along
the lake shore
down below our door.

And so now
I see a smile
on your face
child.

I see the smile 
and I leave you to
embrace
your mind.
oh who you want
to find
when the 
unexpected
friend
comes
ever bounding
in.

Ever bounding
never floundering
always winning
always grinning
fly away 
oh 
fly away
oh
on the bay 
oh 
on the bay 
oh
all along
the water shore
right below our
back porch door
lake so deep and
down below
sky so suddenly
letting go.
Heard a bird
call out today
do you know what
I heard him say?
can you think 
I could understand?
Can you think that
I'm that man?

fly away
oh 
fly away 
oh
fly away 
oh 
fly away 
oh

thunderstorm
is come and gone
Now the sun is 
shining on
all the trees here
along the shore
where the lake birds
make their home
and when they fly
so 
far away
they know that
they'll return some day.
Or maybe not 
what can I say?

fly away 
oh
fly away 
oh
fly away 
oh
fly away 
oh

Summer times
do come and go
Autumn winds
quick to 
fill with snow
mountainsides
where spruce trees stand
turn to white 
up above the farm
winter birds
might land up high
you won't see
a butterfly
flutter down 
on to the
mountain top
if you can make it
up there on your romp

to
wonder off
into the sky
Off to heavens
way up high
so above
the mountain
lodge
why up high
up the cottage.

Light a fire 
in your stove
heat some water
pour some in
to make the food
we're all drinking

fly away
oh
worry not
fly away
off
to Vermont.

friends
forever
always
there
you don't
need
to stop
or stare.

fly away
oh
fly away

fly away
oh
fly away

(fade and repeat)
fly away
oh
fly away


midnight 
9
September
2008