SOMEWHERE IN TIME

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TRAVELIN' ON – NORAH JONES

 

“It is better to travel well than to arrive.”

- Buddha

 

THE CHANGELING

 

Oh gypsy boy where do you roam

here and there; wherever's home

catch my eye and take me there

where I may stay and stand and stare

at all the wonders you have seen

on your travels; like a stream

keeping running gently with the wind

staying nowhere; never sinned

against the laws of sweet nature

you leave a place all the more richer

colourful ways and cloudless days

timeless traveller; milky ways

gentle as the Summer breeze

seasons change; you take your leave

memories are caught in amber

warm and subtle; know no anger

steeped in histories; always remembered

hand-me-downs; sweet burning embers

love this life you bring to me

open my eyes and let me see

all the beauty there is here

in perfect harmony year to year

you ride rough-shod sometimes it's true

and people drive a wedge between you

and all your beliefs; these wondrous things

that make you unique; a prince of kings

you rule with kind and pale blue eyes

unheard of; from your changeling ties

left on a doorstep; silently sleeping

there is a blue-eyed couple weeping

yet they find beauty in your brother

and care for him as any mother

and you, my beauty; you are free

to wander this Eden so beauteously

we do not miss what we never had

so all are happy and all are glad

clad in old clothes; almost rags

your proud face; honest and free of jags

I am happy to meet you albeit brief

think kindly of me as you would a leaf

first unfurled frond that heralds Spring

lush and tender; perfect wings

that carry me away from you

as we pass by and say adieu

recognising all we knew

a changeling I am; same as you.

 

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