Songs Of The Sea

hide me in your hollows
taste the salt that clings to me
shipwrecked in your shadows
scented by the sea
hide me in the wisdom of your thighs
ride me like a wave
chart my secret places
navigate my shores
map the ocean’s traces
lick them from my pores
dry me with delusion & desire
ride me like a wave
cover me in spray
promise you will stay


Janis Ian



I am drawn to songs about water, being at sea, boating...
In my top 10 songs of all time & requested for my memorial service: Beyond The Sea, If I Had A Boat, & The Waters Of March. Today, in the last hours of the aughts, I keep coming back to Missed The Boat by Portland's own Modest Mouse



 & Into The Ocean by Blue October



A favorite blogger Michael & favorite reader Mike, have both pointed out the Tom Waits song- Shiver Me Timbers, as covered by Miss Bette Midler. This is also 1 of my top 10 songs & I have posted about it . Thanks M& M for pointing it out & Happy New Decade!