Childhood Den

It's a lang lang time since I
On your belly did lie
And bask just you and I
In heat of radiant eye
That gazed down with no guilting sigh.

A lang lang time since I
Did with these eyes caress
In all seasons of dress
And wonder holding breath
That you could show such tenderness.

A lang lang time since I
These distant shores did walk
Or stumble oe'r these rocks
Both hands and feet to knock
Or use your tides as timing clock.

It's a lang lang time since I
In hands of sand did play
As on those rocks the waves
O'er time tried to decay
While God in wonder had his say.

A lang lang time since I
On mither's knee did cry
As salt did sting my eye
From drop that I splashed high
As you looked on with ancient eye.

A lang lang time since I
Did hand to you outreach
My innocence to teach
Religion not to preach
Still more to me than just a beach.

A lang lang time since then
It's now gone half past ten
The sun's gone o'er the benn
Time now to rest my pen
And say farewell to childhood den.