River to a Sea

Imagine living in England during the industrial revelution of the late eighteen hundereds. You just lost your job too a newly developed machine that does the same thing faster, more efficiently and more cost effectivley. Your wife and childeren are hungry

 

River too a Sea

 

Heavy waters break the silence

For the priceless song in me

Shades of darkness for my likeness

Forever sailing the open sea

 

And the waves crash upon for all to hear

And the wind chills me

For the Promised Land that we were meant too have

Reveals nothing, but the sea

 

Stormy weather, cloudy mist fills

My stomach trembles empty in me

Forever waiting, contemplating

Further torture of the sea

 

Heavy pain grows

Missing the meadows of mother England banished me

For We’re feeling worse, We are Forever cursed

Held captive by the sea

 

And the salt stings our skin and kills our throats

And the fear grows in me

For the Promised Land that we were meant too have

Reveals nothing, but the sea

 

 

So the wind blows against the shadows

Of the men I used too know

Deathly silence, for fear of violence

So damm richous the leaders grow

 

And where we’re going, no ones knowing

We’re just floating in the breeze

We’ll be gifted, when the curse is lifted

When the southern land we will cease

 

And this old wooden box will stop and hit the shore

Even so we know we’re not free

For the captain never speaks of casualties

His only witness is the sea

 

Heavy waters break the silence

For the priceless song in me

Shades of darkness for my likeness

Hide my hatred of the sea

 

And we sing and we shake and we cry for them too let us go

As another convict jumps too be free

His last words as he jumped overboard

Is that life is a river too a sea

Author's Note

I came up with the basic concept for this song years ago when I was only twelve or thirteen. The end line 'river to a sea' was allways there and I felt so strongly about what those prisoners went through. So the other day I finaly knuckled down and wrote it. Seems a good time to post this song too with the November launch of Baz Luhrmann's epic film AUSTRALIA approaching.

Reviews

[Deborah Leah Krempa]

Very nice lyrics/poem story, I look forward to reading more of your work. Thank you for sharing. Debileah