I have walked out in rain -- and back in rain.
I have outwalked the furthest city light.
I have looked down the saddest city lane.
I have passed by the watchman on his beat
And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain.
I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet
When far away an interrupted cry
Came over houses from another street,
But not to call me back or say good-by;
And further still at an unearthly height
One luminary clock against the sky
Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right.
I have been one acquainted with the night.
Robert Frost
When the dark wood fell before me
I did not believe because I could not see
Cast your eyes on the ocean
Then the mountain rose before me
Cast your eyes on the ocean
Though we share this humble path, alone
Breathe life into this feeble heart
Cast your eyes on the ocean
And all the paths were overgrown
When the priests of pride say there is no other way
I tilled the sorrows of stone.
Though you came to me in the night
When the dawn seemed forever lost
You showed me your love in the light of the stars.
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless
Please remember me.
By the deep well of desire
From the fountain of forgiveness
Beyond the ice and the fire.
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless
Please remember me.
How fragile is the heart
Oh give these clay feet wings to fly
To touch the face of the stars.
Lift this mortal veil of fear
Take these crumbled hopes, etched with tears
We'll rise above these earthly cares.
Cast your soul to the sea
When the dark night seems endless
Please remember me
Please remember me.
Loreena McKennitt, Dante's Prayer
