by the sea
The sun it never sets herethe wind it seldom blowsand dark clouds always edge awayfrom my paradisein my little island homeby the seaby day I gather coconutseat their flesh, drink their milkby night I dine on fresh caught fishlured to my netin my little island homeby the seain summer I swim on cold clear waterstanning myself under pleasant sunfor hours I float, and dolphins play by meto dry, a hammock between two treesin my little island homeby the seanever a soul do I seeonly the birds and they sing for meeach morning, an orchestral choruseach eager to pleasein my little island homeby the seapeace…I open my eyesmy roof stares at me, home, on the estatemust go to work, drudgerypay the bills, for the rented council flatfar from my little island homein my dreams, by the seatomy good friend Chris who has never let me downJames A Mackay Written November 30th, 2001 © on Nov 29 2001 10:44 PM PST 18 • 0 • 12
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"The sun it never sets herethe wind it seldom blowsand dark clouds always edge awayfrom my paradisein my little island homeby the seaby day I gather coconutseat their flesh, drink their milkby night I dine on fresh caught fishlured to my netin my little island homeby the seain summer I swim on cold clear waterstanning myself under pleasant sunfor hours I float, and dolphins play by meto dry, a hammock between two treesin my little island homeby the seanever a soul do I seeonly the birds and they sing for meeach morning, an orchestral choruseach eager to pleasein my little island homeby the seapeace…I open my eyesmy roof stares at me, home, on the estatemust go to work, drudgerypay the bills, for the rented council flatfar from my little island homein my dreams, by the seatomy good friend Chris who has never let me downJames A Mackay..."