I was but a traveler  Floating endless through the sea  On the other side of knowledge  Through the pliancy of dreams  And voices there upon the ship  Spoke of radiant place's splendor  Beautiful shores with sands of gold  Wherein exists no torment or pain    What was I looking for  What could I have hoped for  On the white ship I sailed through the night    As we traveled for the Land Eternal  We passed many a peaceful harbor  Where we could have found vibrant life  In a world known only in dreams  But vibrant was not eternal  So we continued upon our quest  Through misty lagoons of sparkling blue  And on through the pillars of the West  The land must be adorned by beauty unknown  Never before beheld  The land of eternal life  Which ocean secrets that had held    And as we left those shores of hope  And neared the end of the quest  The waters rose up before me  And fell there sharply beyond  The white ship and I were taken  Into man's withered and dying arms    What was I looking for  What could I have hoped for  The time that was mine was to parish with life