Love - Labour - Lost

"Sun in the earth sunflower,

Bird in the air, rain

Eye within eye, daybreak...

Streets we have never walked on

Windows we have never opened

Hands we have never held

Dreams we shall never, never, see again...

Sun in the earth sunflower,

Bird in the air, rain

Eye within eye, daybreak..

Life we have never lived

Hopes we have never realised

Fires we have never lit

Love we shall never, never, make again

A thousand desires such as these

A thousand moments to set this night on fire

Reach out and you can touch them

You can touch them with your silences

You can reach them with your lust

Rivers mountains rain

Rain against the torrent hillscapes

A thousand a thousand desires such as these

I loved rain as a child

As a lost young man

Empty landscapes bleached by a tired sun

and then suddenly it came like a dark young woman

Her eyes scorched my eyes

Her body wrapped itself around me like summer without end"

You were one of your kind. You were strange, very strange. You confused me.

But then, you were worth it. All of it. Worth all the pain. Worth all the ecstasy. Worth all the confusion.

No, I was not unmoved. Every time I said so, I was lying, gritted teeth.

I am fortunate to have known you. And, to have given you up. Willingly.

And, well...

Thank you! For everything.