The Future-less Past.
by 
laurafraser
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Posted: Friday, February 11, 2005 Word Count: 120 Summary: "new waves…"refers toproblems we create in new relationships=no wave is ever the same,subsequently notion of a “new” wave is non-sensical.Imagery of ocean intended to insinuate the depths of human relationships-i.e oceans=unpredicatble,&that is what makes them so thrilling.The'They"in "they made demons up" is everyone around you,(including yourself)who has an opinion about your r/ship-&how those opinions can confuse your own perspective. |
There are new waves on oceans I thought I saw
On a yacht I sailed in with
My lover of last year.
They made demons up and said avoid them,
Whilst worshipping from afar, something more sinister,
More obscure,
Like a bejewelled house in Alaska,
Is it snow, or are they diamonds?
We plant seeds in soil we shall leave in winter,
But now like excited children we scatter them giggling
And hiding our mouths with mud-encrusted palms,
Whose lines depict lives; some short and some long.
So like the fortune teller who knows her child is to die,
Bittersweet is this moment I have with you,
Because tomorrow, or perhaps in ten years time,
You may not be around.
On a yacht I sailed in with
My lover of last year.
They made demons up and said avoid them,
Whilst worshipping from afar, something more sinister,
More obscure,
Like a bejewelled house in Alaska,
Is it snow, or are they diamonds?
We plant seeds in soil we shall leave in winter,
But now like excited children we scatter them giggling
And hiding our mouths with mud-encrusted palms,
Whose lines depict lives; some short and some long.
So like the fortune teller who knows her child is to die,
Bittersweet is this moment I have with you,
Because tomorrow, or perhaps in ten years time,
You may not be around.