A Thousand Miles

I'm a thousand miles closer to the moon tonight,
A thousand miles out of your view.
One cactus flower shuts it's blooms for the day,
Another one just starts to bloom.
And the sun takes forever to set on this mountain.
I've watched it a thousand days,
And the moon hangs low
Waiting to go and see your lovely face.

And time will stop for us tonight.
It may start in the mornin’ anew,
And maybe the sun will still be settin’ in the morning
With long rays of corn silk blue.
Time will stop for us tonight.
Cosmic twist as we recover.
Anomaly in the desert,
Timeworn for star crossed lovers.

I was his garland of valley lily.
I was his beauty for ash,
His garment of praise
For the spirit of heaviness,
His exceeding great reward,
And he was my promise,
Ever ready and faithful,
True through my wrinkles,
In sickness and health,
For better and worse,
And silver threads amongst the gold.

 And time will stop for us tonight.
It may start in the mornin’ anew,
And maybe the sun will still be settin’ in the morning
With long rays of corn silk blue.
Time will stop for us tonight.
Cosmic twist as we recover.
Anomaly in the desert,
Timeworn for star-crossed lovers.

 

-jenn long