#1:
Bury the sound; are you not free from peril?
Are life's luxuries held beyond your grasp?
Speak and rebound; close the vessel.
Is your company only the First among the Last?
Chorus:
Amaryllis, Amaryllis, Amaryllis,
Rise in triumph from this trial.
Bloom in bliss and the stars you'll kiss,
and be the first to become worthwhile.
#2:
Dreams may be earned; lux'ry can be acquired.
All this can be dropped in your lap!
Oh, but then, what do we learn? How are we inspired?
Only complacent stares at the overcast.
Chorus:
Amaryllis, Amaryllis, Amaryllis,
Rise in triumph from this trial.
Bloom in bliss and the stars you'll kiss,
and be the first to become worthwhile.
Bridge:
To bleed is not to die, for blood is of a human myopia.
Pain will build you up.
To be free is not to live blind, for freedom is a skill developed.
If you'll but . . . oh, if you'll but . . .
Build up your strength in pain;
Don't develop an agency that's feigned.
With all your heart, learn of your faith,
And you will . . .
RUN!
Chorus:
Amaryllis, Amaryllis, Amaryllis,
Rise in triumph from this trial.
Bloom in bliss and the stars you'll kiss,
And be the first to become worthwhile.
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First Among the Last
PoetryOriginal poetic accompaniment to my ongoing novel, The Pioneers. This book will be filled with poems/song lyrics that accent the story and character arcs in my novel. Prvi među poslednjima.
