ACROSS THE BLUE DIVIDE

No one said it would be easy

Everyone said it would be fun

But hurt chokes like a bone in my throat

When the day is done

Coyotes come scratchin’

Right up next to the door

They call for me, they come for you

I know what they’re hungry for

And I’ll see you again

Beyond that breach so wide

Yes, and I’ll see you again, my friend

Across the blue divide

The years fly by like weekends

The hours spill like wine

Tomorrow’s just another day

And that’s when I’ll have time

But time is just an illusion

It can never be replaced

Truth an intrusion

That sometimes must be faced

And I’ll see you again

Beyond that breach so wide

Yes, and I’ll see you again, my friend

Across the blue divide

So go to sleep my little darlin’

Rest your bones, my weary one

You gave us all too much joy

And now your ride has come

There’s a cactus on the horizon

A rabbit on the run

I’ll dream of you as you dream of me

In the warmth of a rising sun

And I’ll see you again

Beyond that breach so wide

Yes, and I’ll see you again, my friend

Across the blue divide

© 2016 Britta Lee Shain