by Karen Morgia

The Carousel went round and round

It was such a beautiful sight.

The Carousel moved round and round

Its music broke the night.

One dark, mysterious night.

He said, "Got something to show ya,

A most incredible sight."

To a building shuttered and dark,

A building of magical wonders

In the center of the Park.

As Devin jimmied up the door.

"Come on," he urged in a whisper

As he slid underneath on the floor.

Into the silence of the place

When suddenly the lights came on

And a smile lit my face.

A stallion prancing high;

I smiled at Devin breathlessly

And looked him in the eye.

Its music broke the night

The Carousel went round and round

The feelings were so right.

My imagination let me run

I closed my eyes and drank the sound

‘I’m running in the sun!’

Through the tresses of my hair,

I held on tight with all my might

For dreams were waiting there.

Out to the City streets,

Out into the countryside

Where’er my mind could reach.

Through verdant country dales,

Past castles on high mountains

Through valley’s misty vales.

And mountains topped with snow,

Forests full of giant trees,

And marshlands watery and low.

My steed could take me there

Round and round throughout the night

The wind blowing through my hair.

And my brother was blamed for it all,

But I’d not change a moment of the venture

For I dreamed as I rode and saw it all.

As I now have a son of my own

A boy who will grow into manhood

And have the world in which to roam.

Its music breaks the night

The Carousel goes round and round

The feelings are so right.