Aldebar

Aldebar For years I tried to fuse two of my songs, this song: Aldebar, and the next: The Traveler into one longer song in two parts, since The Traveler truly is a direct continuation of Aldebar. But I could never find a good bridge, an unobtrusive transition; and so they have, to this day, remained two songs and will so continue, I’m sure. What I said about Aldebar, the sun/star, introducing The Traveler holds true here as well, of course. Aldebar is a childhood sun. The name sprung to me out of nothing (but distant memory), and still he sails nearby skies. My yesterlife, childhood sun. ____________________ The Words: Aldebar is rising get your things they come now any moment Clouds obscure him out to sea he barely touches water I see them in the distance no one now remains upon our shore I know that you suffer still make sure that all is well secured Look, the clouds are parting Aldebar now luminates the harbor Aldebar is smiling unaware that we are soon to leave him I hear them in the courtyard say goodbye to Aldebar right now I hear them on the stairwell is there anything you have forgotten Aldebar is grieving wondering why we have been forsaken Aldebar is fading will we ever know his light again Ulf Wolf February 1998/June 2015 Copyright © 2015 by Wolfstuff