PALER THAN CHAMPAGNE

I slept for Ten Years last night And woke in this room Don't recognize the morning sun The quality of light is one I hardly ever knew Paler Than Champagne and colder than the moon

I lay upon the bed and wished For everything I'd dreamt Falling down as weightless rain Dissolving on the counterpane A map of what I might have meant Effortless as snow Falling in silence

I slept for ten years last night And woke in the west With what's left of me I know We are each one of us alone More than we ever could have guessed The glow of fire seen In falling darkness