Belafonte's Farewell
Oceanic Reflections: Wayfinding's Melodic Tale of Love and Loss
Lyrics
The apothecary tends the bar,
The person who prepares and dispenses drinks (apothecary) is working at the bar.
beachside, below the treeline
By the beach, situated beneath the line of trees.
You lay floating in my arms
You are lying in my embrace while floating in the lukewarm water.
in the tepid water, our skin is brined
In the warm water, our skin is seasoned or affected by salt (brined).
Your gaze at the cliffs above
Your focus is directed towards the cliffs above.
where the sweet sea bird returns to dwell
Where a particular type of seabird returns to live.
Tepid words I'm bereft of
I lack warm and affectionate words.
softly singing Belafonte's Farewell
Gently singing the farewell song of Belafonte.
Like the wind that chides the garry oak tree at night
Similar to the wind that scolds the garry oak tree during the night.
Oh babe you know
My love, you understand that I have a happy and contented mind.
I've got a blissful mind
However, occasionally my thoughts can be cruel or unkind.
but sometimes my mind, it is unkind
Positive emotions and feelings will eventually fade into forgotten memories.
blissful tides will fade away to the oblivion of memory
Until the only perception left is the future.
Till the future's the only sensory
My cup was full and heady
My cup was filled and intense, causing unsteadiness.
Weather brined I was bound unsteady
Influenced by the weather, I was unsteady.
The bar attendant, my apothecary
The bartender, like a healer, understood an unpredictable mood.
Divined a temperament unwary
Perceived a disposition that was not cautious or careful.
On his face the shadow of palms swayed
The bartender's face showed a hint of uncertainty or anxiety.
What is a tear worth? said I and stumbled among the flora
Questioning the value of tears, I staggered amidst the plant life.
He said, it's worth what you've put into it
The worth of a tear depends on the emotions invested in it, as per the bartender's response.
A distant band struck up Guadalajara
A distant musical group started playing a tune from Guadalajara.
Well the wind that chides the garry oak tree
At night
Similar to the wind's scolding of the garry oak tree at night.
in the tropics sleep is fitful soaking
In tropical regions, sleep is uneasy and drenched.
But you can't dream the past away
You cannot erase the past through dreams.
And a garry oak tree
The garry oak tree sheds its leaves earlier than others in autumn.
always first in the fall to drop its leaves
Hence, there's no point in lamenting a memory associated with the garry oak.
So there's no use in crying about a garry oak memory
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