Day 164
For Elkie Brooks
Day 164. Thursday 27th September
Day 164. Thursday 27th September
For Elkie Brooks
For Elkie Brooks
© 2018 Steve Cook
Tonight we saw Elkie Brooks on stage,
Tonight we saw Elkie Brooks on stage,
A songstress from my youth who does not age,
A songstress from my youth who does not age,
Whose voice still struck a chord within my soul,
Whose voice still struck a chord within my soul,
And left me youthful yet and for an instant
And left me youthful yet and for an instant
Told me to forget that I've grown old.
Told me to forget that I've grown old.
This woman I have loved but never met
This woman I have loved but never met
Kissed my fading ears as if with whispered
Kissed my fading ears as if with whispered
Salve that soothes the bruises of the years,
Salve that soothes the bruises of the years,
Mends the chafe of time's regret
Mends the chafe of time's regret
And quells its roll of tears.
And quells its roll of tears.
Some spirits simply glow with power
Some spirits simply glow with power
And she is surely one, a giant in slender frame
And she is surely one, a giant in slender frame
Who towers over landscapes so oft
Who towers over landscapes so oft
By the dark undone, a lantern brings
By the dark undone, a lantern brings
To replace the absent sun.
To replace the absent sun.
With the light of music has she brightly shone,
With the light of music has she brightly shone,
A joyful beacon all across my days
A joyful beacon all across my days
And when finally we're gone it seems to me
And when finally we're gone it seems to me
We'll live again to see her take the stage
We'll live again to see her take the stage
In some new hall as yet undreamed
In some new hall as yet undreamed
On the far side of the Galaxy.
On the far side of the Galaxy.