Sea of Gold

Walking out the front door, midday sun Snakes on the sidewalk looking out to strike someone Baby blue eyes swinging down the front porch way The copperhead teeth spray poison to melt your shades Swan pond in the grass surrounding the rock gates Man dressed in white comes to collect the milk crates Locusts sing a monotune tune by the lake Hopping they shed their skin for next year's great escape Beautiful creatures beckon home The only backyard that I've ever truly known Reeds and flowers shake under the solo pilot's gusty air Landing in a sea of gold Sea of gold Murky outcrop holding tears from the sun A wooden bench seemingly put up for no one Sparkling crystal by the dam marks the calm Gravel tracks hit ears like glass been broken down Lone sunflower watching geese come in to bathe Gazing ahead I guess there's not that much to say The day grows dim into the mountains from the west I hope this never ends this feeling is the best Beautiful creatures beckon home The only backyard that I've ever truly known Reeds and flowers shake under the solo pilot's gusty air Landing in a sea of gold Sea of gold Waves of nostalgia turn in Hit the brow and cycle down Into the cores of all the people wanting more Than just a sidewalk and a high rise I can't go back to that white lie Algae like me hidden in coves Sweat from the summer falls down the tip of your nose The smell of grain so sweet from farmland to the right Reminds me of the country where I spent my youthful nights Beautiful creatures beckon home The only backyard that I've ever truly known Reeds and flowers shake under the solo pilot's gusty air Landing in a sea of gold