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POEM: Lamru

NOTE: I wrote this poem while listening to this track for the first time. I recommend listening to it while you read the poem.

Lamru

the boat goes up
the boat goes down
and you are here
and I am here
we are here
as the boat goes up
as the boat goes down
you see the sun
you say the sun
I see the moon
I say the moon
we are on the boat
it goes up and down
you wash your bowl
I wash my bowl
there is tea in the pot
there is no tea in the pot
the boat goes up
the boat goes down
you steer the boat
I steer the boat
into the wind
away from the wind
the shore recedes
until it is gone
the boat goes up
the boat goes down
the boat goes up
the boat goes down
the boat goes
the boat
the

8 May 2013
Auburn AL

Published in Auburn Music My poems Poem-A-Day 2013 Poetry

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