The Lord Of Catchers-Can Poem by Mark Heathcote

In the isles of a gutter
In the dim-lit graveyard of a church
A man must walk forever
With beggar's bowl in hand
And succumb to all the rough bad weather
A man can withhold, understand.

The Lord of Catchers-Can
Is both a shepherd and a man
From a palm of dust; father's the waters of the land.
And hails the wheat & barley to either fall or stand.

Into these storm drains of heaven
A dream is, washed away
Like the rains of yesterday.
A holy man sojourning for a little while came
And then was gone
Where no such earthly vanities belong
And blessed us in one name
In the light of the eternal flame
All sinners are likewise the same.

The Lord of Catchers-Can
Is both a shepherd and a man
From a palm of dust; father's the waters of the land.
And hails the wheat & barley to either fall or stand.

It's here I've heard it said
We pay for the eyes of the dead
In the living hearts and souls left
To do, our living, to do, our living, when we're dead
So take my hand,
And-let-us-all-understand,
The ways of the Lord are yours and mine to command,
For every child, woman or a man.

The Lord of Catchers-Can
Is both a shepherd and a man
From a palm of dust; father's the waters of the land.
And hails the wheat & barley to fall, and stand.



~or~


We sat by the river of contemplation and girl you did whisper unto me
Like a summer breeze all the secrets of your world to me
And I was so, mesmerised I unlearned how to breathe
I unlearned all the reasons for being, being, being alone and afraid.

Yeah, we sat by the river of contemplation and slowly we sank
Into one subconscious into that one subconscious, sea
Sea of reflection and girl you did whisper unto me
Like a summer breeze all the secrets of your world to me.

Love, we held the star's and God, held-us
Love, we held the stars and the star, s held us
Subliminally, sublime girl, you were always mine.

O' yeah I unlearned all the reasons for being, being, being alone and afraid.
I felt my anger and hate transformed into love
I felt the summer's burn in my blood, burning with the knowledge of our love
As we sank into one subconscious
Into that one subconscious, sea, sea of reflection,

O, yeah I unlearned all the reasons for being, being, being alone and afraid.
And girl you did whisper unto me like a summer breeze
All the secrets of your world to me
And I was so, mesmerised I unlearn how to breathe
As we sank into one-subconscious
Into that one-subconscious, sea, sea of reflection,

Girl, just you and me
Love, we held the star's and God held-us
Love, we held the stars and the star's held-us
Subliminally, sublime girl, you were always mine.