17th of December, Asbury Park (Return to Eden)                         

by Jim Intermaggio                         

The sands turned into gold today

Beneath this empty splintered pier

As clouds gave way to clearer skies

A rainbow led me here

The stars tonight shone brightly

I know they came for me

Exploding in a spectacle

That only few could see

This boardwalk came alive tonight

As music filled the air again

And with the laughter of the years gone by

It carried in the offshore wind

As Neptune thundered his applause

Against the golden sands

And I and others tried to match

With just our human hands

Return to Eden

Return to Light

The Silence ended here tonight

Though tomorrow may be dark again

I've seen the life beneath the skin

The Boards may crack and winds howl in

But I know what it is I've seen

I watched the stained and weathered wood

Return to polished grain

Abandoned streets left suffering

Relieved of all their pain

And I sat in amazement

At peace with where I'd been

And knowing this existed

And wasn't just a dream

Return to Eden

Return to Light

The Silence ended here tonight

Though tomorrow may be dark again

I've seen the life beneath the skin

The Boards may crack and winds howl in

But I know what it is I've seen

 

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