Your Salt Upon My Lips (Chants from Walkabouts - 8)

Poem 108 of 230:  YOUR SALT UPON MY LIPS

(TUNE - IN THE KEY OF D MAJOR: 

F#2 G3 A1 A3 B1 B2 c#2 c#3 A2
A2 c#3 c#1 c#3 B2 A2 B3 A2
A2 c#3 c#1 c#3 B2 A2 B2 c#3 A2
A2 c#3 c#1 c#3 B2 A2 A2 B2 c#3 A2

A1 B1 B3 c#2 c#3 B1 A1 B3 A2
B1 B3 c#2 c#3 B1 A1 B3 A2
B3 c#2 c#2 c#2 c#2 B2 A2 B2 c#3 A2
A1 c#1 c#1 c#3 B1 A1 B3 A2
B1 B3 c#2 c#2 c#3 B1 A1 B3 A2)

I saw the tears escape your eyelids,
I felt the stinging on your cheeks,
I knew the blur within your vision,
I heard you cry and I smelt the water...

And I want your salt upon my lips -
Uh-huh, your salt upon my lips; 
Yeah, I want to be with you in private,
And kiss your salt onto my lips -
Uh-huh, taste your salt upon my lips.

I saw you come out of the ocean,
I felt the sun shine on your skin,
I knew the tingle through your torso,
I heard the surf and I smelt the water...

And...

I saw the sweat break from your body,
I felt the heat build in your cheeks,
I knew the beating of your big heart,
I heard you sigh and I smelt the water...

And...

(C) David Franks 2003
From http://walkaboutsverse.blogspot.com