The Long Night In the hours before dawn When sleep is my Grail And thoughts of you, lover Haunt me like wraiths I stare at the emptiness Where you should be, dreaming And feel this aching Deep at my core There is no replacing The warmth of your flesh Or the round of your bosom Pressed into my back No thought, no dream No matter how real Could ever make up For the touch of your lips I would shun all the treasures Of Heaven and Earth For just a brief moment With you in my arms I would declare nothing In this world sacred If I could trade it For one fleeting kiss Then a sliver of gold Pours through the window Shining down on the place That is yours in my bed I weep for the respite That daylight has granted And curse the long night That will come for me after