City of Rain

We were making lists
Of the places we would dare to live
We were holding eyes
Unsure of what we would give

We were in a cafe that was once
Part of holy stone
Now if ever we are to go there
We are going alone

In city of Puget spray
In city of rain and bay
In a city of newer way
Here I call to you this day

Here I call a lover’s name
Here I call to those who come
Here I call for life to frame
Still we fail to be the same

Still we fail in days to toss
Still we fair better in loss
Still we face the home in moss
In the city with lake to cross