Waves

The waves
There are waves, sudden waves break over me
There are waves, sudden waves, over me

There are days when the waves, that all I want is not to be
And I am lost

There are days, broken days, when the gales we sail have blown
There are waves, sudden waves, over me.

The sea carries me on a course that's not my own
And I am alone

There are storms, sudden storms, when the fold of life is lost
There are waves, suddden waves, over me

But a chance, not design, lends the lie my life has grown
And I may drown

There are bays, peaceful bays, in the harbour of your hand
Where the waves, sudden waves, cannot reach

There are days when the waves of your words can make dry land
And I can stay

Les Barker