23.7.12

Shawn Phillips - Woman



The glow around your face
when you see the lightning race
i know i'm very near
and i can hear the thunder

A woman of perplexity
a woman for eternity
a woman of the land
a woman for a man

I'm down on my knees
and i'm saying: "please believe me"
it's hard to fall out of love completely
it's harder to find a way to come back discretely

To speak of things anew
to weep in quiet blue
brocade upon your bed
memories should fade, at least of you

A sceptor of ice and fire
the spectre of my desire
a girl child of such loveliness
a woman of my emptiness

A woman of fame, renown
a woman who kicks the clown
a woman of the land
a woman for a man


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