Musical Pantoum

Do you remember when a day felt like a year and stealing from the cookie jar was the biggest crime? We'd gaze up at constellations, both far and near, whilst catching fireflies, come May or June ... wasting time. And stealing from the cookie jar was the biggest crime, knowing heavenly eyes were watching from the clouds. Whilst catching fireflies, come May or June, wasting time; never letting dreams be dreams --- yet look at me now! Knowing heavenly eyes were watching from the clouds, adrift, I became, refusing to let go of childhood, never letting dreams be dreams. Yet look at me now - trying to find the conclusion to the phrase: If I could ... Adrift, I became, refusing to let go of childhood: a time where no matter what, we were better together. Trying to find the conclusion to the phrase: If I could, but no use, I'm in a cocoon, fearful of the weather. A time where no matter what, we were better together, gazing up at the same holes to heaven, finding comfort. But no use, I'm in a cocoon, fearful of the weather, afraid my tears will turn into a monsoon, causing hurt. Gazing up at the same holes to heaven. Finding comfort by looking up, because there was no other way. Afraid my tears will turn into a monsoon, causing hurt, sitting, waiting, wishing, for a reason to stay. By looking up because there was no other way - just the nighttime sky, hanging so high, and you and your heart. Sitting, waiting, wishing, for a reason to stay in the present. My little girl takes me back to the start --- Just the nighttime sky, hanging so high, and you and your heart; we'd gaze up at constellations, both far and near. In the present, my little girl takes me back to the start: do you remember when a day felt like a year? All the song titles used are by one of my favorite artists, Jack Johnson: 1. Do You Remember 2. Cookie Jar 3. Constellations 4. Wasting Time 5. From the Clouds 6. Dreams Be Dreams 7. Adrift 8. If I Could 9. Better Together 10. Cocoon 11. Holes To Heaven 12. Monsoon 13. No Other Way 14. Sitting, Waiting, Wishing 15. You and Your Heart 16. My Little Girl Written for Silent's Musical Pantoum Contest.