On summer's day I left to play
And wandered down lonely roads.
I saw a man from a dark, brown land
Who stared as I drew close
He grabbed my hand while passing by
And pleaded as though for very life
To never again pass this way
While so attired on summer's day
The poor dear man, I knew not why
He asked me no more to pass him by
But so perplexed and amused was I
I obeyed with laughing glee
Till twixt and twain, yes time forsooth
I soon forgot my hasty promise
And once more frolicked on summer's day
And just so happened to pass that way
When suddenly and lo! Upon my ear
A wail so enpained, yet crystal clear
The man looked upon me and I turned to stone
And suddenly I felt all alone
I stood there forever perhaps and a day
Humming to myself of wizards and hay
When tramps there fell upon my ear
O how my heart stopped! But half a year.
A young prince came, him saddled high
His stubborn look scorched my eyes.
Startled the servants around me stood
There in that quiet, lonely wood
They tried all they could to get me out
But alas! No better it could not be doubt
So they trod away without backward glance
And there I stood. So much for romance.
Another eternity, I waited for bliss
A spell once called the True Love's Kiss
Many people did I see pass me by
None seemed to have the Samaritan's time
One little boy used to around me play
He'd tell me stories from dusk till day
Until at last he was sent away
And I stood there all alone.
More seasons past, and hope soon died
Like little fairies who had lost their flight
So there I stood and began to cry
When a stranger drew near to me
He looked at my tears and dried my eyes
The calloused young hands seemed to give new life
My face felt on fire and began to sting
I touched my lips and began to sing
I sang a song from long ago
Yet this boy knew it and joined in too
Then he grabbed me up in tender embrace
And asked if I knew his smiling face
I began to tell him I did not know
But flash! The boy from long ago!
The one who'd never leave my side
And who'd often tell me, my eyes were his guide
He told me about how he sailed the seas
In hopes of finding a cure for me
That he'd hear me sing to him in his dreams
Like a lark on meadow clear
His eyes spoke truth from his boyish face
As he asked me to spend with him all my days
To always see my sunny face
And to while away our years
So I did.
