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country...
Seagull in the Sand
Lighthouse on the distant cliff side And the fog was rollin’ slow Old man sittin’ on his porch steps And the wind was moanin’ low Bag of bread crumbs near his boot heel Navy tattoo like a brand Each night by the shore, he sits waiting for A seagull in the sand
That bird’s come here ev’ry evening For just over seven years Ever since that lonely sailor Heard him down beneath a pier He reached in between some driftwood With an old and weathered hand Tangled in some kelp, cryin’ by his shell Was a seagull in the sand
Kindness is a shelter in the night Shepherding all shadow toward the light And the greatest kindness of them all Is a night the great can save the small
But tonight he sits there quiet And his eyes are blank and still So his best friend bids him farewell In the grey and lonesome chill And then somewhere high above him Reaches down an unseen hand That night by the sea, someone set him free Like a seagull in the sand
Kindness is a shelter in the night Shepherding all shadow toward the light And the greatest kindness of them all Is a night the great can save the small
Lighthouse on the distant cliff side And the fog was rollin’ slow…
©2009 Robert George
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Joined: May 2009
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I like the idea here....the lighthouse keeper and the seagull. And your songs always have a good chorus.
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Joined: Dec 2000
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thanks sparrow. I'd almost forgotten about this one. thanks for resurrecting it.
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