Windward Wanderlust
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When I was but a young girl I had aspirations none
But to marry a rich merchant and bear him rich merchant sons
Hearing lots of[?] minstrel songs, I made another choice
Judge not by blood nor breeding but the beauty of my voice
A windward wanderlust has called me from my home
To find myself in fortune's grace, the byways for to roam
Along the road I met a man as comely as the sky
He offered for my travels but a single question why
Would I reject the marriage bed, a home, a hearth, a fire
Oh I seek rings from noble hands; fame is my desire
My windward wanderlust wouldn't let me be his own
And so it was I steeled my heart, made my way alone
Onward to the market towns, I traveled seeking fame
Soon from hen to gilded hall, the people knew my name
But then cruel fate did strike me down, as like to be God's will
For with the winter came the snow, with it I grew ill
My windward wanderlust and pride had made me vain
And the road it held no warmth for
me but the snow, the sleet, the rain
I walked as far as I could walk, I crawled yet farther still
Body numb, my senses gone, naught held me but my will
I had no fire, no shelter, no voice left to summon aid
Oh I shivered in the frozen wind, alone, apart, afraid
Damn my windward wanderlust, the master of my fate
Across the line of freedom's bow[?], the shuttle seemed too late
Slowly I awoke and I no longer was alone
Wrapped within thick furs I felt the warmth sink to my bones
A young man sat beside; I tried to speak but all in vain
Know the [???] up inside me would I ever sing again
And my windward wanderlust damned me for vanity
And how I had this angel gained to sit and watch o'er me
Many years have passed, I've no regrets I would declare
Just a bruising to my ego and a lesson to beware
When you make your prideful way without a home or friend
The greatest fame still leaves you cold and friendless in the end
Though my windward wanderlust may take me from the town
Not every hand that's offered you will try to tie you down
Though my windward wanderlust has ta'en me far to roam
The east wind takes me wandering, but the west wind brings me home