by Darvin Schroeder
The Wizard of Oz
(with apologies to L. Frank Baum)
Amid the great towers that gleam in the sun
And their canyons of steel and of stone,
I set out to search for a heart that never would break,
A heart I could keep for my own.
By a bridge and the river with the wind in my face,
I looked for eyes that could see
That I needed a heart that never would break
And someone to tend it for me.
In late afternoon with clouds coming in,
The shadows reach out from the shore
And I look for a smile I van keep for awhile,
One I thought I had found once before.
Evening comes down and the towers are aglow
With thousands of lights on the dark.
If I found a heart that never would break,
What a blaze would leap from that spark.
Morning will come and in the rush of the throng,
My search will go on as it must -
To find a heart that heart that never will break,
A heart I surely can trust.
We'll meet then some day on that great crowded way
And without a word being spoken,
I'll know at a glance , when I see your eyes dance ,
I've found a hear that has never been broken.
Last updated February 23, 2023