O Carry me o'er this red water river
Where my love waits on the western shore
Take me across on the Merrimac Ferry
For one last embrace ere I go off to war
O Merrimac Ferry won't you please hurry
To carry my love from the eastern shore
The season is warming, the soldiers are must'ring
Soon he'll be gone and he'll hold me no more
The thaw has ended, the robins returning
Nature beckons our entwining hearts
I'll cross once more on the Merrimac Ferry
Ere my regiment departs
These sweltering summers I swim in the river
And dream of my love's return
I hear from Papa the tales of the battles
Oh how our country does burn
Since I gazed last upon my lovely
Three bloody summers have passed
I lost me a leg and I won me a medal
Now I return to her at last
I received a letter of my love's homecoming
Hurry Merrimac Ferry to bring him!
Autumn approaches, the water grows choppy
Today is the season's last swim
Early autumn descends on the red water river
Where my love drown'd off the western shore
O Merrimac Ferry carry me to her
So we'll be together forevermore
November 5, 2016
All i write is free on here
What captures me
Is a Devonshire ear
Vibes and thoughts
Appear to be
Have we met before
Let me see
Was it the Merrimac
Or Monitor
Her Grandad being
In the Civil War
Reincarnation is just a word
Some believe
Some absurd
Tell me what you want to know
If i was there
My mind will flow
I'll close my eyes
Reveal to you
Are you someone
I once knew
Do not panic
Its only me
I will look around
If you're there
I'll see
You're in my world
No harm to you
My monitors guide you through
Angel 1
One being the best
The Devonshire
Zest.
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