Linger now with me, thou Beauty,
On the sharp archaic shore.
Surely 'tis a wastrel's duty
And the gods could ask no more.
If thou lingerest when I linger,
If thou tread'st the stones I tread,
Thou wilt stay my spirit's hunger
And dispel the dreams I dread.
I have lingered in the cloisters
Of the Northern Wing at night,
As the sky unclasped its oysters
On the midnight pearls of light;
For the long remorseless shadows
Chilled me with exquisite fear.
I have lingered in cold meadows
Through a month of rain, my dear.
Atop a jade sceptre, and a dress of flaming scarlet,
A nest of hair for magpies, bright carvings and stone lanes.
Posture of crumbling carriage, of bulk and greatest girth,
Façade of clinging ivy, battlements of dust.
In dark alcoves I have lingered
Conscious of dead dynasties;
I have lingered in blue cellars
And in hollow trunks of trees.
Many a traveller through moonlight
Passing by a winding stair
Or a cold and crumbling archway
Has been shocked to see me there.
Atop a jade sceptre, and a dress of flaming scarlet,
A nest of hair for magpies, bright carvings and stone lanes.
Posture of crumbling carriage, of bulk and greatest girth,
Façade of clinging ivy, battlements of dust.
Come my love, my love, my only,
To linger is so lonely
When one lingers all alone.
Will thou come with me, and linger?
And discourse with me of those
Secret things the mystic finger
Points to, but will not disclose?
When I'm all alone, my glory
Always fades, because I find
Being lonely drives the splendour
Of my vision from my mind.
Come my love, my love, my only,
To linger is so lonely
When one lingers all alone.
credits
from Mad Flowers,
released August 3, 2022
12-string guitar, harpsichord, bass, tambourine, hand drum, vocals, chorus lyrics - Pinnacle Tricks
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