The Back Shore

Walk me out onto the edge

So we can sharpen the light

Walk me out onto the edge, once more

On the back shore

Half-moon halfway in the sky

Divides twilight from the Sun's goodbye

Ocean's horizon is a seesaw for the stars

Jupiter's white to the red of Mars

A lighthouse winks its Morse Code of danger

But bring your shadow, you ain't no stranger

Stranger

Walk me out on to the edge

So we can sharpen the sounds

Walk me out onto the edge, once more

On the back shore

Waves in mock anger slap the shore

Gulls in mock fear cry for more

Oh, the foghorns how they play

In octaves up and down the bay

A tanker bellows its hello

To a tug boat's small echo

Echo

Walk me out onto the edge

So we can sharpen the peace

Walk me out onto the edge, once more

On the back shore

Flotsam of the storm piles up

While the sea erodes the island's cup

A fortress protects the harbor's mouth

From invasions: North and South

As we pass the battery

Let go of the tiny wars between you and me