You say the world is beautiful
you say the world is sad
And all I have to add
is that it can be
so much more than that
but you must let it in…
You won’t walk on the beach
you say the sand will soil your soles
The lapping waves
like slathering tongues
will only taste you
and you won’t let it in…
O, won’t you come and see
the seasons with me
Won’t you come and see
this world of seasons
with me
Your song goes on and on
but it’s a world so sadly sung
As I step out into the sun
you see me leave without a coat
you crease your eyes
tarnishing your words with indignation
‘What if it rains’ you cry
and I pause and I sigh
then I turn and I smile
“If it rains, I’ll get wet
I’ll feel its song against my skin
and I’ll welcome that feeling in…
O, won’t you come and see
the seasons with me
Won’t you come and see
this world of seasons
with me…”
[2022]
Thanks for reading.
The Lighthouse 
Very lyrical Tom. Particularly love that second last stanza 👌
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Thank you Bree! It’s one I’d been meaning to write for a long time and I was pleased with how it came out. Thanks for reading.
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I will, and I did, and I loved the rain to round it off!
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Thanks Peter, much appreciated. And you know me by now, any opportunity to stick some rain sounds in a poem and I’ll take it! 🙂 Thanks for reading/listening.
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