Perhaps (Persuasion Part A)
Words and Music Copyright 1983 Robert Edgar
Perhaps some one might see, imagine
A rectangle next to my head, in rectangle
Can be seen the texture
Of velvet raindrops on
A puddle reflections on a puddle
Amphibians laying eggs,
Forgotten seeds,
Into a murky well.
Cooler down below
Moist algae a way from the light
Thick growths living independent
Of the surface, sun warm,
Puddles where tadpoles are developing lungs
Temporarily both fish and reptile
For moments maybe only hours
Breathing both water and air
Moist oxygen warmed by light and
Both different and the same
Same,
Same.