Tonight, an eve so wreathed by beauty
Cast in moonlit pitch of the heights above
So gaze on high and see the shadows …
Give yourself to the unquiet side
Dip and swoosh in the moon’s happy wake, in a cotton candy sky
Nip and tease of sharp December’s air, swirling as it may
Tonight we go as high as ever
Tonight in snow, as strong as ever
Tonight in peace, as slick as ever
Tonight in dream, as quiet as ever
Tonight in love, to be young forever
Today was learned by those who listened
By those who loved, who threw me their hearts,
By those who ate the universe and felt its savour,
Don’t you feel its whispers in you?
Today was won in amber melodies
By the glowing candles and a minstrel’s touch,
By the guttural notes of a warrior’s song,
Don’t you hear her calling your name?
And here I hear her silvery voice
Binding all that is and will be,
At once the death and birth of the soul
In even this one moment bright,
Just …
You,
Me,
Luna,
And the caress of the night –
Whose touch will always be welcome.