preparation is not enough

i set my ducks and dolphins in a row
outside the clouds are massing heavy grey
these days we wait to learn about the flow

there are so many secrets there below
that you have no idea just what to say
i set my ducks and dolphins in a row

another journey might end with a blow
those actors tell us how to stage the play
these days we wait to learn about the flow

your agents have not put us in the know
and there are teachers who forget the way
i set my ducks and dolphins in a row

to get beyond the moment we must grow
into our skins and then we must inveigh
these days we wait to learn about the flow

when the rain comes the river will be slow
and we will have no knowledge of the day
i set my ducks and dolphins in a row
these days we wait to learn about the flow