A thread of gold in a world so grey Your hand once held Now slips away A memory carved in quiet stone In the still of this night I am alone A love that lingers Soft and slow Like winter’s breath on fading snow It doesn’t scream It doesn’t fight It stays and burns A fragile light Your voice was warmth A glowing flame Now it’s a wordless Aching name The stars above They seem to know The secret ache I cannot show If hearts could speak If time could bend Would we begin where we should end? A love that lingers Soft and slow Like winter’s breath on fading snow It doesn’t scream It doesn’t fight It stays and burns A fragile light The ocean weeps with waves of blue Its tides as lost as I am to you The shore won’t ask The moon won’t tell How deep it hurts How far I fell