Attracted by the candle
and your lovely silhouette,
I saw you stand and start to dance...
and in my eyes we met.
The stars were burning brightly
as lanterns in the sky...
brilliant torches filled the night
as the birds went passing by.
The cosmic winds began to blow
and stars began to sing...
in spirals all about us
the sounds around us ring.
The music filled the sky with light,
again I saw your form,
against the panoramic sky
in colors soft and warm.
The stars spun all around us
each contained your face.
Within each ray of starlight
your name was softly traced.
Your essence was a fragrance
which filled the night with bliss.
My heart reached forward from within
to give the softest kiss.
I reached to touch your lovely face
but found that you withdrew.
I saw a mirror where you stood
and saw you looking through.
You gazed into the emptiness,
a deep, dark crystal sea...
a horizontal cavern of all eternity.
When I awakened in a sweat
I saw you standing near
and knew that I had been drawn back
by your whisper in my ear.
My heart was filled with gladness
and even some with glee
to simply know that you had shared
the dance of life with me.
steve hodgin copyright 2004
