'Hearth and Fire'
~ Gordon Bok (1984)

"Hearth and fire be ours tonight
And all the dark outside,
Fair the night, and kind on you
Wherever you may bide.

And I'll be the sun upon your head,
The wind about your face;
My love upon the path you tread
And upon your wanderings, peace.

Wine and song be ours tonight,
And all the cold outside;
Peace and warmth be yours tonight
Wherever you may bide.

Hearth and fire be ours tonight
And the wind in the birches bare;
Oh, that the wind we hear tonight,
Would find you well and fair."


(from the very talented Gordon Bok at www.gordonbok.com)

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