Lullaby of the Lost

for Chris Matt's Favorite Songs and Lyrics Contest “We were born before the wind” Held by angels and given wings To fly this world ephemeral Every breath a miracle “And oh, I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen rain” Chased spectrums of the rainbows burst between Held my arms around the thunder storms of lovers Rode on river bends deep with loss and wonder But still I’ve only ever found an aching that is you In alpine meadows drenched with light inside the morning hue And when the sloping sun sends golden kisses out to sea I “shoot the moon and miss completely” It seems I‘ve always drifted out or crashed and combed this life A seeker gleaning meaning in the shadows left behind Where night is sleeping softly round the lonely stars above “Oh, mirror in the sky, what is love?” Van Morrison James Taylor Norah Jones Fleetwood Mac/Dixie Chicks