Louise
I was wandering at the seaside as the sun was bout to set
The waves like careful hands caressed my feet
A seagull passed me silently far above my head
Then turned towards the land with sudden speed
The breeze was getting chilly in the distance clouds grew black
And foam appeared upon the waves below
And somewhere from the darkening sea they brought an echo back
A choir of whispering voices seemed to grow from the breeze
Oh Louise
Oh Louise
Now winds were growing stronger and the waves began to roar
the lyme grass violently tossed like waving hands
Small dunes piled up around the timber the waves had brought to shore
the words seemed to blow along with the grains of sand on the beach
Oh Louise
Oh Louise
Way out in the horizon out where sky and water join
An old and full rigged ship came into view
Then with a flash the thunder came just as it passed the point
And suddenly a heavy rain broke through on the beach
Oh Louise
Oh Louise
She rode upon the foamy waves like a shadow from the past
The storm had torn her white sails into rags
Her hull was black just like the sky and from the mizzen mast
I faintly saw a strange and tattered flag
Helpless swept towards the coast like a wounded albatros
toward the reef that hides under the sea
The surf that broke against the rocks seemed to bode for loss
it brought along a silent elegy from the seas
Oh Louise
Oh Louise
The storm abated just as suddenly as it had come
Still things were hard to see due to the rain
Then like some creatures breath a heavy fog came rolling in
I knew I'd never see that ship again
I was wandering at the seaside as the fog had drifted off
The thunderstorm seemed like a distant dream
And from the ship there was no trace - till in the surf I saw
a piece of wood and carved in it the name of...Louise
Oh Louise
Oh Louise
Oh Louise
Oh Louise
Writer/s: Heidebo, Jan
