Eternal circle
I sang the song slowlyAs she stood in the shadowsShe stepped to the lightAs my silver strings spunShe called with her eyesTo the tune I’s a-playin’But the song it was longAnd I’d only begun
Through a bullet of lightHer face was reflectin’The fast fading wordsThat rolled from my tongueWith a long-distance lookHer eyes was on fireBut the song it was longAnd there was more to be sung
My eyes danced a circleAcross her clear outlineWith her head tilted sidewaysShe called me againAs the tune drifted outShe breathed hard through the echoBut the song it was longAnd it was far to the end
I glanced at my guitarAnd played it pretendin’That of all the eyes out thereI could see noneAs her thoughts pounded hardLike the pierce of an arrowBut the song it was longAnd it had to get done
As the tune finally foldedI laid down the guitarThen looked for the girlWho’d stayed for so longBut her shadow was missin’For all of my searchin’So I picked up my guitarAnd began the next song