The Height of Summer

In the morning I went down to the beach and gazed out to the sea Suddenly I was only a leaf and you were an ancient flower When I'm away do you think of me or is it only when I'm present on the cliff I lay my head down now I know where the sun is How is Charles I haven't heard from him for a long long time A thousand years seem to pass So quickly We wash our hands in water and we rub them with the cloth I have an idea what comes after what will happen when I'm gone Along the coastline we sow some seeds It is lemon it is mint Then the buzzing cicadas rock us to sleep How is Charles I haven't heard from him for a long long time A thousand years seem to pass So quickly