Miscellaneous Works

Sullen Wind
Once upon a sullen wind, I lift my eyes to heaven's gate
Hoping I am not too late to meet my lovely Rosalind
I cross the speckled cobblestones, as I cast shadows where we met
Arriving late to find you yet amid a pile of rotting bones.
Was it so long that we were young and life had horrors unforseen
Perhaps, tis we, the meadow, were green, and life, the bee, left us unstung.
(c) 1989 David Brager
Life
Carving an alcove out there in the snow
Careful to give the support where it's needed
While keeping the snowpack above as protection
Fortifying the entrance with love and with stone.
Though brother is lost between bottles and stations,
His mom looks beyond him, not seeing his troubles,
The sister--the daughter--stands still, here beside me
She lets me be there so she isn't alone
Our son is the strength that ties us all together
As he sees the pain and the truth far too well
Looking at the forest his mother has planted
We all walk together, as one, on our own.
(C) 1992 David I. Brager
Hot Rocker
In the olden days of yore,
Amid the golden days of gore,
A mighty stillness came upon a slightly good medieval
She stood alone amongst the trees
As flowers lure the work of bees
Moving stones out from her path while planning earth's upheaval
CHORUS:
And the wind blows warm tonight to chill a cold nightstalker
As mere mortals join the fight, to kill a lone Hot Rocker
Leaning up against a rock
Which is part of a mighty clock
The warriors did gather at the sacred land of Stonehenge
Looking 'cross the land of rust
They spied a single cloud of dust
Which signaled their preparing for the sanctity of revenge
Alas the night did finally fall
Delivering a darkness wall
Which shielded the warriors from all suspecting eyes
A single mounted riding beast
Came bounding up from beyond east
Without suspecting peacfulness was swarming full of lies
Killing the horse out from below
As soon a fight began to grow
While clashing arms reverberated with the huge endevor
They pummeled her til she met death
Then speaking with her final breath
"Though you have won, too soon you'll find Hot Rock will live forever!"
(c) 1991 David Brager
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