Thursday, November 13, 2014

The wake

Devil's in the doorway- shepherd's just beyond
I fear'd I might just see ye
In the great beyond.

The war that we a' seed
And fought the winding way
Is naught compared tae silence
At close of winter's day.

'Tis good tae know to win
'Tis better how tae lose
I'd love tae live forever
But then I'd a' tae choose

Which battle I can win
And which I'd a' tae lose
I'd rather a' life fulfilled
Then endless days of youth.

So here I am, the old man
Here I am the child
The devil's in the doorway
And the frame is half a mile.

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