Woman

Shawn Phillips

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

Discreetly

To speak

Of things anew

To weep

In quiet blue

Brocade

Upon your bed

Memories should fade

At least of you

A sceptre

Of ice and fire

A spectre

Of my desire

A girl-child

Of such loveliness

The woman

Of my emptiness

A woman

Of famed renown

A woman

Who kicks the clown

A woman

Of the land

A woman

For a man