Tonight I Ride Upon a Song
Tonight I’ll ride upon a song, not any tune will do,
A melody that haunts my soul would be a mournful brew,
For happy sad am I tonight that inwards I will look,
To wile away an hour or two,
Lost in thought to dream of you,
That you may be my bride.
Let others ride upon a star but melodies for me,
Tonight a ballad romance-filled that I might better be,
Companion to my poem-songs, eternal good-night friends,
To hide the strike of midnight hour,
That I might better sweet devour,
Nocturnal hours with you.
A glass of wine, a melody; refrain or Irish Reel,
Sweet laments of Latvia to nourish thoughts I feel.
Perhaps tonight, my reverie astride a tune that sets me free,
Evoking pastures, brooks and streams,
The forest, vales to whet my dreams,
That you might share with me.
Michael (Walsh) 24.11.13.
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