Harlequin

Came the night
A mist dissolved the trees
And in the broken light
Colours fly
Fading by.

Pale and cold
As figures fill the glade
Grey is the web they spin
On and on
And on and on.

Through the flame
Still summer lingers on
Though her pictures soon shatter.

All
Always the same
But there appears in
The shades of dawning
Though your eyes are dim
All of the pieces in the sky.

There was once
A harvest in this land
Reap from the turquoise sky
Harlequin
Harlequin.

Dancing round
Three children fill the glade
Theirs was the laughter in
The winding stream
And in between.

Close your door
The picture fades again
From the flames in the firelight.

All
Always the same
But there appears in
The shades of dawning
Though your eyes are dim
All of the pieces in the sky.

All
All is not lost
And light appears in
The shades of dawning
When your eyes can see
Order the pieces
Put them back
Put them back.