Steps Along the Canal

Steps along the canal

Three beats under the sun

Shadows move on the water

Then gather into one

A window catches daylight

A curtain lifts and falls

The afternoon is writing

Soft circles on the walls

I don't know where the road will turn

I only know the light is warm

Walk with me

Along the water

One two three

The day grows softer

Walk with me

No need to hurry

Every step

Becomes a melody

A small boat waits in silence

A sparrow leaves the rail

The wind moves through the grasses

Like pages in a tale

I hear the distant traffic

Then lose it in the trees

The city feels like somewhere

That has been waiting here for me

I don't know where the road will turn

I only know the light is warm

Walk with me

Along the water

One two three

The day grows softer

Walk with me

No need to hurry

Every step

Becomes a melody

There are days for standing still

There are days for moving on

Today the water carries

Every question with the sun

I follow where it shimmers

Without needing to arrive

Walk with me

Along the water

One two three

The day grows softer

Walk with me

No need to hurry

Every step

Becomes a melody