Oh ship of darkness
You take me
Farther and farther away
From the shores
That I once loved so well

It seemed that my fortune
Lay nestled in castles
Of dreams built with promises
Long since forgotten
The tide pulls me
Farther and farther
From home

Where is the heart
Where once I lay gladly
All of my hopes and my fears
Covered by friendship
And warm summer evenings
Music surrounded
Our every moment

Then the darkness closed in
And it seemed you'd forgotten
All of our sunshine
And all of the warmth
Was stolen away

Where are you now
While I wander so sadly
Drifting on waves
I cannot control
Where are the dreams
That were blessed by the
Rainbows that coloured
Our moments together?

Now I am lost
Adrift on the ocean
With nary a rudder
To guide me back home
The west wind blows strongly
And somewhere the echo
Of wind in the mountains
Is drawing me nearer
And farther from you

Were I were able
To harness the sunshine
I'd pull the sails
And try to turn round
But your west wind
Is howling and I am sea foam
Cast on the ocean
I follow the North Star
Cast on the waves
I am sailing
Heading for islands
That beckon
Far from your shores
The daylight lies waiting
Waiting for sailors
Riding the waves of tomorrow

Sailing away
I am sailing away
From home

©1987 Catherine M. Harris