Waterfront

I look out to the horizon, and I see for miles and miles

I'm standing at the waterfront, the view always makes me smile

The breeze is blowing through my hair, the sun shines on my face

I feel so peaceful in the shadows, of this enchanted place

I think about all the days gone by, thoughts of my childhood dreams

I can see I'm getting older, trying to find out what it means

The wind took my sails, its bite as cold as death

The light of nature shined on me, I tasted her gelid breath

She raised her voice in majesty, like the trumpets of the dead

The distant notes of her song danced inside my head

I rode the waves of distant seas, towards the golden shore

I tried to reach where I belonged, I needed to know more

The ancient men would tell their stories, underneath a starlit sky

But the moon would laugh, as the days just passed them by

Wandering soul in liquid white

Sleeping children in moonlit skies

A tale of old by firelight

I will not dream tonight

I turned the corner and there it stood, enticing me to come

The path that laid in front of me, wandered towards the setting sun

In the trees a songbird sang, and I listened to the tune

When she stopped I began to walk, towards the rising moon

It took me by the hand, as it led me down the trail

To the so-called 'promised' land, that I knew from faerie tales

The thought made me shiver, but I longed to proceed

Like the wind on a river, a boat, the oars in need

As I approached the open gate, I saw his silhouette

I thought not to hesitate, but something stopped me yet

I looked into his eyes, and I saw the lonely stare

I just then realized, I was not yet prepared

All my life I awaited this day, to step through the open door

But when I saw the way, the gate closed forever more....