Starlight Under Willow Boughs

[Verse 1] Found you in the fernshade Bare feet Laughing at the dawn Moss-soft on your shoulders Silver pollen on your palms You spoke in drifting rivers I answered like a shy green leaf Time curled in a circle Every heartbeat turning sweet [Chorus] Under willow boughs We’re woven Thread of moon and thread of clover Say my name in your wild tongue Let the old stars lean in Younger Take my hand Light as a feather Teach my soul your secret weather I was wandering Now I know I have found my faery home [Verse 2] Fireflies around your ankles Dancing where the mushrooms glow You drew a ring in clover Suddenly the night moved slow You traced my fate on my wristbone Soft as spider-silk and rain You laughed “You’re mine till sunrise” Sun rose Still you stayed [Chorus] Under willow boughs We’re woven Thread of moon and thread of clover Say my name in your wild tongue Let the old stars lean in Younger Take my hand Light as a feather Teach my soul your secret weather I was wandering Now I know I have found my faery home [Bridge] Will you fade at autumn’s border? (mm) Will you fly when cold winds call? Or will you sleep inside my shadow Blooming green through branches bare and tall [Chorus] Under willow boughs We’re woven Thread of moon and thread of clover Say my name in your wild tongue Let the old stars lean in Younger Take my hand Light as a feather Teach my soul your secret weather Once a story half-untold Now our names are written in the clover-gold