Recompense
©1986 Andrew Calhoun, unrecorded
Birth dance and death dance
The rattle and the sword
Rivers that go round and round
Years go by the board
Babies that go fishing
Lovers that go blind
Bottles float in black and white
Colors you can't find
Magic tales of rabbit wars
Trays of wooden toys
Much to eat and much to drink
Many waiting joys
Come along a pleasant road
Dust and cloudy streams
The heart of it and truth of it
Flows between the gleams
Banks of rock, banks of mud
Banks of common sense
Made by streams, they hold the streams
And gain their recompense
And every pencil sharpener
Is waiting for a job
So you may print your name and home
And stand out from the mob
And every little girl and boy
Is waiting for a kiss
So they can fall asleep again
And wake again to this
Love me when I wear my coat
Love me when I breathe
Love me when I talk or not
Love me when I leave
It's all the same and all the same
Time is going by
Full of tea and rocket ships
A weary you and I