I've pitied you and plied your sails with air
I moved in you and stirred your soul to sing
And after all of this, I am amazed
While you were sleeping solemnly in your bed
(Gave blessing when you rose upon my breath)
I drew the poison from the summer sting
(And if you let me I won't move again)
(Your drapes were silver wings, your shutters flung)
(And eased the fire off your fevered skin)
(And formed the final words before your death)
I've danced with sunlit strands of lovers hair