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 and mossy 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

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