Meg Hutchinson Come Up Full
Rose hips starfish periwinkles and stones Clear evenings and stars and stars and stars You bring me words when I need them And none when I don't, none when I don't Sea heather and sea glass down the winding road to the lighthouse And the bells on the buoys ring and ring and ring Across the harbor in the morning Through our windows at night So go drag your boat to the water Just when you swear it off those nets are gonna Come up full Salt on our skin, wind in our hair Sun on our shoulders everywhere Blue of the water and the humming humming humming Of the men in the morning, checking their catch So go... At night the fire replaces the sun Just as one good dream's replaced by another one The feel of you when I turn in the dark All the little pebbles gone from my heart I'll keep the red on my right, the green the green the green On my left this evening just as you said So go
