THE SONG OF LADY FIREYES
I heard the million screaming fireflies,
I heard the dark sound of some thing that dies,
I heard the cold wind whistling from her window sill,
I heard the monster moaning somewhere on the hill.
I have heard the Song of Lady Fireyes
I have heard the Song of Lady Fireyes
in the night.
I was there, in her presence, before the dawn,
I was there, in her presence, but now she's gone.
I was there when she sang her lonely only song,
I was there and I heard her sing it sweet and long,
I have heard the Song of Lady Fireyes
I have heard the Song of Lady Fireyes
shrill and bright.
I heard the shudder of the Netherworld,
I heard the distance of some other world,
I heard the deformed demons giggling in their sin,
I heard the fires of Hell consuming mortal men:
I have heard the Song of Lady Fireyes
I have heard the Song of Lady Fireyes
in the night.
Now I hear the million swirling butterflies,
Now I hear the brightness of the white sunrise.
Now I hear the softest sounds I've never heard before,
But the sound for which I listen, I shall hear never more:
Yes, I have heard the Song of Lady Fireyes
I have heard the Song of Lady Fireyes
in the light.
3R
Nærum, Denmark
1968
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I heard the million screaming fireflies,
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I heard the dark sound of some thing that dies,
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I heard the cold wind whistling from her window sill,
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I heard the monster moaning somewhere on the hill.
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I have heard the Song of Lady Fireyes
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I have heard the Song of Lady Fireyes
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in the night.