Firedove

Come to me in the silence of the night Come in the speaking silence Come in the speaking silence Of a dream Come with soft-rounded cheeks and eyes as bright as sunlight And eyes as bright as sunlight on a stream Come back in tears Come back in tears O memory, hope, love of finished years O dream, how sweet, too sweet, too bittersweet Whose wakening should have been in Paradise Where souls brimful of love, where souls brimful of love, where souls brimful of love Abide and meet Where thirsting longing eyes Watch the slow door That opening, letting in, lets out no more, no more, no more Yet come to me in dreams, that I may live My very life again though cold in death Come back to me in dreams, come back to me in dreams that I may give Pulse for pulse, breath for breath Speak low, lean low As long ago, my love, how long ago! My love! Come to me Come to me Come to me