Challenge
copyright 1996 Mary Bertke
Refrain:
The dawn on the sea-spray is filling the air,
No bells and no drum-rolls, without a fanfare.
But a dream on the wing calls a challenge somewhere–
Come follow if you dare.
There's so much to hinder the longing to roam:
the soft gentle lover that holds you at home.
But beyond the hearth's walls you hear the wind's song–
inviting you, quick! Come along!
The crash of the waves sends a clarion call,
Sweet chiming in springtime, a bugle in fall.
The world is a temptress to lure you away–
Her dance is the sea's rock and sway!
Go down to the seaside, we'll meet on the quay
The challenge awaits to prove what we can be.
The wind in our faces tells us of strange places
and people we're soon like to see!