On the floating, shipless, oceans I did all my best to smile
til your singing eyes and fingers
drew me loving into your eyes.
And you sang “Sail to me, sail to me,
Let me enfold you.”
Here I am, here I am waiting to hold you.
Did I dream you dreamed about me?
Were you here when I was full sail?
Now my foolish boat is leaning, broken lovelorn on your rocks.
For you sang “Touch me not, touch me not, Come back tomorrow.”
Oh my heart, oh my heart shies from the sorrow.
I’m as puzzled as a newborn child.
I’m as riddled as the tide.
Should I stand amid the breakers?
Or shall I lie with death my bride?
Here me sing: “Swim to me, swim to me, Let me enfold you.”
Here I am, Here I am, waiting to hold you.”
The Sirens Collection,
launching Fetcham Park & Parallel Venues,
30/10/11
2 comments
October 31, 2011 at 9:55 am
Beautiful words and I can’t wait for yours…
October 31, 2011 at 9:10 pm
how bizarre, I was listening to This Mortal Coil over the weekend, their version of this song is amazing and the words are so beautiful….It looked like the most fabulous day that you all had and some of the loveliest people all under one roof.