SCURVY SONG


i am dreaming of orchards
and landlocked fields of cherries and limes
i rise and fall with the ocean
and dream of happier times

i left the hills of guadalajara
strong and sure and eager to learn
i shipped out of san sebastien
not knowing that i would never return

i recall senoritas
who will cry when they hear of me
i can't quite remember
why i went to sea


i thought i would never be humbled
now i see how meager i am
i am starting to weaken
after five weeks of biscuits and jam

i am dreaming of orchards
where my home used to be
i remember a beauty
my eyes will ne'er again see

i am dreaming of orchards
as my bones atrophy
i am on the long voyage homeward
to my final home in the sea