Houses - Judy Collins

Houses - Judy Collins
You have many houses
One for every season
Mountains in your windows
Violets in your hands
Thru your English meadows your blue eyed horses wander
You're in Colorado for the spring
When the winter finds you
You fly to where it's summer
Rooms that face the ocean
Moonlight on your bed
Mermaids swift as dolphins paint the air with diamonds
You are like a seagull as you said
Why do you fly bright feathered sometimes in my dreams
The shadows of your wings fall over my face
I can feel no air
I can find no peace
Brides in black ribbons witches in white
Fly in thru windows
Fly out thru the night
Why do I think I'm dying sometimes in my dreams
I see myself a child running thru the trees
Searching everywhere crawling on my knees
Looking for myself
Looking for my life
I can not see the leaves
I can not see the light
Then I see you walking just beyond the forest
Walking very quickly
Walking by yourself
Your shoes are silver
Your coat is made of velvet
Your eyes are shining
Your voice is sweet and clear
Come on you say
Come with me I'm going to the castle
All the bells are ringing
The weddings have begun
But I can only stand here
I can not move to follow
I'm burning in the shadows
And freezing in the sun
There are people with you living in your houses
People from your childhood
Who remember how you were
You were always flying
Nightengale of sorrow
Singing bird with rainbows on your wings