Eyes filled with tears
Rose eases the swelling
Healing powers of the sacred flower
Fragrance fills the still air
Sending magick raised into the Dryad
~*~
Gentle Bardess, come away with me
Into the Greenwood
I'd be the Greenman
And you the Greenwoman
We'd stay in a grove of Oaks
Making home under their branches
~*~
I'd awake beside you everyday
And awaken you with a kiss
We'd drink the morning's dew
And eat homemade bread by open fire
We'd dress in furs during the winter months
And place crowns of flowers upon our brows in the summer
~*~
We'd live in gentle peace forever
A sanctuary from the chaos
Bardess enter into my lodge
Make it yours as well
It would be a piece of heaven in a world of hell
And so I hold out my hand
~*~
Dear Bardess, join me in my forest
Into the Greenwood house
I the Greenman
And you the Greenwoman
Staying in a grove of Oaks
Home under their watchful eyes
Leaves fall, trees become barren
Yet still you maintain your summer grace
With that perfect smile upon your face
~*~
I might just clip this rose
And keep it with me always
So that I may stare into it's petals
And see your face
Your fathomless eyes
Your perfect smile
Angel in the darkness
An angel in the darkness
Standing before me
An angel stands before me
Naked
Untouched
~*~
Candle blinds the darkness
A candle blinds the darkness
Resting before me
A candle rests before me
Burning
Pure
~*~
Song weakens the darkness
A song weakens the darkness
Echoing before me
A song echoes before me
Peaceful
Hymn
~*~
The darkness
Oh the darkness
No longer before me
Instead there stands an angel
Holding a candle
Singing my song
Touched by an angel
I was touched by an angel
I had become lost
Without direction I wandered
A desert ahead
Dead forest behind
I walk through my mind
Until I reach my special place
Entering into the Greenwood
She's there
Inside of myself
~*~
I look into her eyes
And I see happiness eternal
I see my beloved
Sleeping under the great Oak tree
Laying ever so gracefully
Upon my grassy bed
I sit back across from her
Not wanting to disturb her
She looks so delicate
I soon fall asleep
Deep sleep
Ever so peaceful
With her by my side
Inside of myself
Lovers mingle
I stand alone
Without her
I stand alone
Where be beloved?
Where be my beloved?
~*~
Lights dim
Candle lit
Music starts
They all dance
All but me
I stand alone
Where be beloved?
Where be my beloved?
~*~
In the center of the dance hall
They dance around me
Smiles upon their faces
Frown upon mine
I stand alone
Where be beloved?
Where be my beloved?
~*~
A cloaked figure enters
Eclipsed in fog
Cloak is disrobed
Her long black dress flowing beneath her
Here be beloved
Here be my beloved
~*~
She walks over
We join hands
And begin to dance
Crowd fades away
As I focus on her
She smiles
Her eyes twinkle
And I am lost within her glaze
Here be beloved
Here be my beloved
~*~
We dance forever
Just us, alone
Our hands fusing together
We become one
Never to be apart
Never to stand alone
Here be beloved
Here be my beloved
©Brian Jasper 98