Bright Smile

T 'is years since last we met, we may not meet again
I struggled to forget but the struggle was in vain
For her voice lives on the breeze, her spirit comes at will
And in the midnight on the seas, her bright smile haunts me still

First sweet light of dawn, when I gaze upon the deep
And her form still greets my sight, while the stars their vigils keep
When I close my aching eyes, sweet dreams my senses fill
And from the sleep I rise, and her bright smile haunts me still

I've sailed beneath the skies and I've walked the desert path
I've the seen the storm arise, like a giant in its wrath
Every danger I have known that a reckless life can fill
Yet her presence is not flown, and her bright smile haunts me still