Across The Ocean
Channel: Dan Tappan
Date: 12/11/2020

Across The Ocean
Dan Tappan

Annie's eyes are on the ocean, from her tower on the hill
Watching for a distant motion, past the endless swell and billow 
Moonlight marks the water. Annie's watching still -
Bid farewell to Annie. Farewell to Annie on the hill

Toby's eyes are on the ocean , from his station by the door
Watching with a blind devotion. Waits for footsteps on the floor
But silence mocks the meeting Toby's waiting for.
Bid farewell to Toby by the door. Farewell to Toby by the door

Dreamed of glory, joined the cause
Boarded ship for distant lands
Left my family, farm and friends. Certain they’d understand

There's a field beyond the ocean, where a sea of poppies grow.
Sunlight brews a mystic potion. Soothing souls that rest below.
Nothing mars their beauty, but markers row on row
Bid farewell to we who rest below. Farewell to we who rest below