BILL PRINGLE

PUSHING PAINT


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ONE THIN LINE

The push an' pull of moon an' man
Hasty decisions never planned
Could judge us all on where we stand

She wandered off to ponder
Just a walk along the bay

There were friendships
And scholarships
And ships upon the bay

And the question yet unanswered was to stay or go away

The moon looked down upon the water on the bay
The moon in the water showed a heavenly display

There was no thought of drowning
It was more a wish to fly

But the water folded over her and took her breath away
Then the evening came before her and simply slipped away

And she hoped that they would find her on the other side some day