Reckoning

I met you the first day of Spring

From your mouth, creative reckoning

Then again--only summer time

Wooden arrows following the signs

Held your hand til the trees foretold

All the beauty in the letting go

And now it's cold and now I know

What it means to say to have you and to hold

And now it's cold and now there's snow

And the seeds we plant, they grow and grow and grow

Oh, I love you--Of course I love you

Shorter days mean longer nights with better views

Oh, I love you--and I'm gonna love you even when these winter days are gone and through

What if you had never let me in?

Too scared to go out and begin again

What if I would have come on Sunday?

No stars, no hammocks, and no Lion's gaze

And now it's cold and now I know

What it means to say to have you and to hold

And now it's cold and now there's snow

And the seeds we plant, they grow and grow and grow

Oh, I love you--Of course I love you

Shorter days mean longer nights alone with you

Oh, I love you--and I'm gonna love you even when these winter days are gone and through