Songs of Love and Rebellion/"I have plowed in the sea"
"I HAVE PLOWED IN THE SEA"
I have sown in the desert and plowed in the sea,
And the fruit of the labor is never for me—
I have sown in the desert and plowed in the sea!
I have bartered the wheat for the poppy and paid
In the hunger of soul for the bargain I made—
I have bartered the wheat for the poppy, and paid!
I have traded my portion of silver and gold
For the glow in the dew and the heat in the cold—
I have traded my portion of silver and gold!
I have lost me the world for the light of her eyes,
For the touch of her lips and her passionate sighs—
I have lost me the world for the light of her eyes!
But I've followed the dream up the mountains and fought
With the demons of death for the vision I sought—
I have followed the dream up the mountains, and fought!
I have sown in the desert and plowed in the sea,
And the gardens I planted are never for me—
I have sown in the desert and plowed in the sea!