Grantchester Meadows
when the dogs have all been fed.
A golden toddy on the mantle ---
a broken gun beneath the bed.
Silken mist outside the window.
Frogs and newts slip in the dark ---
too much hurry ruins the body.
I'll sit easy ... fan the spark
kindled by the dying embers of another working day.
Go upstairs ... take off your makeup ---
fold your clothes neatly away.
Me, I'll sit and write this love song
as I all too seldom do ---
build a little fire this midnight.
It's good to be back home with you.
Many Nights
Take the sun away
Bloom no flower
Call the voices off
Send the angels to shelter
The dark rolls in
Lay me down
Encompass me
With violets
Where there was hope
Let there now be sorrow
Let no sparrow sing
Light the candles and incense
The clouds roll in
Lay me down
Encompass me
With lilacs
Steal my sight away
Spare no smile on me
Let the wells run dry
Tell my guardian it's over
The night crawls in
Lay me down
Encompass me
With darkness
Lay me down
Encompass me
With silence
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