I still recall when I first saw you fly
Lifting yourself on wings that burned so bright
You traced your path across my darkening sky
Transforming me with unexpected flight
Awake or sleeping I still see your spark
In peace or action, sorrow or delight
Burned in my vision you have made your mark
With the eternal fire of that one night
When with your eagle-sight you saw my lies
And with your raven-strength you pulled away
And with a hawk-sharp claw severed our ties
And incandescent, turned the night to day
And as I struggled still to speak your name
You rose and flew away on wings of flame.