The Skies they were Volcanic The leaves so crisp so ashen The trees they were Bare and bitter The trees Naked and brittle It was thro the late November During my most hindered year Spent down by the lake of Merideth Where lovers claim Heaven By the banks of Harbor Bay The frozen wave of Merideth The chilling wind of Harbor Bay Here once I found my soul Thro the misted woods I roamed alone Through an alley of Oak I found my soul These were yond In the days of Yore On that day my soul grew chilling Spent abruptly by the shore On that day in my soul There was a yearning Spent endlessly by the shore In the innocent days of yore