My Side of Heaven

There's a spot of land
Where the tides ebb and flow
As they make their way
To wherever it is they go

And as they head out to sea
And out of the bay
They take with them too
All my worries away

There's a spot of land
Where a warm gentle breeze
Whispers my name
And sends the tides out to the seas

And as the breeze does blow
It tussles my hair
And clears my mind
As it erases every little care

There's a spot of land
Where the palm trees sway
As if saying good-bye
As it sends the breeze on its way

And as the trees do sway
In their rhythmic dance
They whisper of dreams
And lives long past hence.

And as I sit here now
Recalling, as I do so often
I think of paradise,
And life on my side of heaven

-Toan Nguyen