above my head
there you lay
in our whispering bed
sleep overtook you
after crimson felt
after violet said
now you lay dreaming
in our whispered bed
teach stone-strong trust
teach strong surrender
teach me to wrap myself
against long winters
teach wide heart gates
teach patient waits and wise retreats
teach me to walk without
you here in summer's heat
Now there you lay
above my head
in silent dreams
in our whispered bed
I'll walk right up
tread after tread
lay by your side
in our whispered bed.
