High Hopes

Beyond the horizon of the place we lived when we were young     In a world of magnets and miracles   Our thoughts strayed constantly and without boundary The ringing of the division bell had begun Along the long road and on down the causeway Do they still meet there by the cut. There was a ragged band who followed in our footsteps Running before times took our dreams away Leaving the myriad small creatures trying to tieus to the ground To a life consumed by slow decay The grass was greener         The light was brighter         When friends surrounded      The nights of wonder          Looking beyond the embers of bridges glowing behind us To a glimpse of how green it was on the other side Steps taken forwards but sleepwalking back again Dragged by the force of some sleeping tide at a higher altitude with flag unfurled We reached the dizzy heights of that dreamed of world Encumbered forever by desire and ambition Theres a hunger still unsatisfied Our weary eyes still stray to the horizon Though down this road I've been so many times The grass was greener The light was brighter The taste was sweeter The nights of wonder With friends surrounded The dawn mist glowing The water flowing The endless river Forever and ever...