It’s a long, long way away
already.
Are you going to Scarborough Fayre?
It’s a long, long way away,
so soon.
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme…
It’s a long, long way away
at once, once it is over.
Remember me to one who lives there,
It’s a long, long way away,
so soon.
She once was a true love of mine.
It’s a long, long way away,
the present.
T’was in another lifetime,
one of toil and blood,
It’s a long, long way away,
so fast.
When blackness was a virtue,
the road was full of mud,
It’s a long, long way away,
no matter how you hold it.
I came in from the wilderness,
a creature void of form.
It’s a long, long way away,
the past.
“Come in”, she said, “I’ll give you
shelter from the storm.”
It’s a long, long way away,
secure now.
Wise men say:
It’s a long, long way away,
and safe.
“Only fools rush in.”
It’s a long, long way away,
still further back it settles.
But I can’t help
Yet it’s vivid,
and it changed things:
it was life.
Falling in love with you.
Image credit – Bru-nO
william altoft 