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Tale of Rover

from Damsel In Distress by Sue Fink

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Unrequited love... from a different perspective, as not only humans suffer from this malady! (Inspired by real-life scenario, and also "Song of the Wandering Aengus" by W. B. Yeats)

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Tale of Rover
© 2004, Sue Fink

I was out for my usual trot about town
I believe it was somewhere near nine
Morning-fresh dew-scent still lingered as I
Re-marked the territory as mine, still mine…
I re-marked the territory as mine

The oak tree, the flowers, the hydrant
The scents both familiar and new
My leash had some lead as we waited at the corner
And I sat, just as I was told to, oh yes, I sat…

Her head hung out the window as the car swiftly passed
– Make and model, I just could not say –
But her! Her long ears blowing back in the breeze
Her coat soft and golden as sunlight through trees
Her eyes wide and joyful, they met mine with ease…
For a moment… then the car sped away

Strange how a second can change one forever
The moment two pairs of eyes meet
Strange how ‘till then I’d not known what I was missing –
How I’d thought my life was complete, complete,
How I’d thought my life was complete

So now it’s been months, or now it’s been years –
Linear time means nothing to me
Each day we continue to go for our walk –
The flowers, the hydrant, the tree

And we wait for the traffic to stop whizzing by
We wait at the top of the hill
And I wait for my true love to pass here again
For I know that some day, she will, she will,
For I know that some day, she will

Then I’ll follow that car to the ends of the earth
I’ll break loose, and run ‘till I fly
And I’ll meet my love, and we’ll both run together
Through the fields ‘neath the darkening sky
Through the fields ‘neath the darkening sky

credits

from Damsel In Distress, released January 1, 2006
Vocals & Keyboard (“Birds” & “Marimba”): Sue Fink
Guitar: Steve Joyner
Bass: Al Ehrich

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Sue Fink Chicago, Illinois

Chicago-based singer-songwriter Sue Fink enchants audiences with her whimsical perspective on the world. Her genre, “urban campfire cabaret,” is folk with a hint of jazz, a large dollop of humor, and a drop of sadness for good measure: think Christine Lavin, with a dash of Rickie Lee Jones, Melanie, and Nellie McKay. ... more

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