Rialto

LAURA VEIRS Rialto Check out the skylark Riding and singing alongside Salt cool breeze coming from the West Ships and their lawlessness Running wild and the waves Wearing their bright blue summer best Here come the sailors Marching two by two by two They pressed their pants And shined their shoes Aren't they strapping and deranged? Too long at sea makes your eyes strange Makes ‘em strain For the vision of your youth Dripping castles in the sand I could still go there But my mind would be too loud Sun on water Bright colors drowning me out… Now they're standing on the beach In a wild colored wind Sunrays stream Ah the pretty boys gleam Watching distant buoys toss Water rolling on the rocks Smoothing down the broken things I could still go there But my mind would be too loud Sun on water Bright colors drowning me out…