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A candle now, a candle then Throws shadows round a darkened room Locked, two souls, two hearts, two minds Remembering a day that's been The memories of the wind-lapped lake The sunlight on the forest floor Boats tethered by the rocky shore Capes tight wrapped, hooded heads Fight the chill of shortening days Leading on, the well cut path That crosses meadow, dale and beck To where she lays, the mother-home Sat just beyond a hillside yet To where the smoke drifts, gently rising To house and stable, barn and shed A warming fire, to smells well known Those ancient walls that bar the night That keep the love so safe within Bound there by the hearth and loom Eyes meet across a candle's flame Locked, two souls, two hearts, two minds Share knowledge of the lives to come The love that's shared, now as then.

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