Another Given Year
Bittersweet Wales, her heart I must let go
March home to Berlin, let love have me so
Beneath the Italian sun I find peace
Finally Spring beckons my sacred feast
An April so novel, so sour, so pure
Shall I ever be able to find the cure?
The road welcomes my eager stride
Como paradise amplified
Mountaintop solace cradles the lake
Fireside storms' chorus dulls the ache
Vibrant Veneto so rich, so poor
May this life lead me right through your door
When in Venice, true to my broken tune
Twist my time away like the promise of June
Leavin' on a midnight train to the Balkans
Seein' if my means can bring to life my ends
Croatian country life cuts to the core
Now that I'm nothing, I know something more
Wholesome July sweating rhymes passes by
Time to find mine, or high time to die
Village living to the rhythm of my heart
August brings me home though we're furthest apart
From the blessing of Zagreb's gallant nobility
To the magic of Zadar's ancient tranquility
By fairy tale trail of Norway's grace
Wings carry me to high-desert space
An Autumn anniversary of old
A sweet September more precious than gold
The pueblo flats of big sky country
Rocky mountain high on simplicity
October summons a stirring dream
Could it be as perfect as it seems?
Atop national peaks, I've conquered all
I'm yours, California, in time for fall
Nestled naively, narrowly split wide
November's in like silk, and out tie-dyed
My north Pacific soul hibernates in vain
The end of the road is driving me insane
December never fails to deliver the pain
The sorrowful shadow creeps in once again
Face to the fire, my mind in the sky
Through muck and mire I find them awry
Here's to another given year of me
As easy to forget as January
A February fallacy runs deep
Cards are played in spite of the joker's reap
Shall I ever be ready to take the leap?
Ocean air whispers promises in my sleep
