Peggy-Lee

I saw a woman dressed in black,
A veil from head to toe
It whispered round her sallow face
and gave her deathly glow

I know that face, so common place,
is that not Peggy-Lee?
whose little son, young Benjamin,
got washed up out to sea?

She called to me, a hollow sound
that hung up in the air
and echoed through the empty land
like drops of thick despair.

And over head, a raven dark
did squark a short reply,
But no words left my broken mouth
and silence choked me dry.

My son, my son where has he gone?
I've been here night and noon
I've seen the day break countless times
I've seen the rising moon

I wait, I wait but time has robbed me
of my precious love
I must sojourn until i am
released unto above.

I saw a woman dressed in white
she had the sweetest smile
Oh won't you come and walk with me?
If only for a while...

Whats that you say? young Benjamin
I'm sure he'll be just fine
the tide is soft, the water light
and laced with tangy brine.

We walked along the pebbled sands
and talked of hopes and dreams
until we saw the sky was not
the light blue it had been

She ran, She ran back to the spot
from where she had come from
But Benjamin was gone from sight
Oh Benjamin was gone.

I saw a woman dressed in black
A veil from head to toe.
And no one knows my heavy heart,
The weight of all my woe.