there was a time
when i beheld
the spirit of eternity

he was aged
silver hair'd
shone with an integrity

beyond spiritual
beyond celestial
he was immortal friend to me

but now i see
as i've grown old
i turned my back on certainty

i've chased after
things i lack
cause of spirit insanity

i look back
at childhood friend
see his smile, his beckon to me

and long to swear
with heart declare
to beauteous infinity

i am yours
as you are mine
forever, for posterity

as the water
in my eye
as my heart's
silent cry
my love for you shall never lie

but i have rode
cavalier
the road o' debauchery

depravity
has been companion
snake entwined on branch of tree

he offered fruit
i took the loot
and he volute did learn from me

now's twilight
ere the night
the blanket of uncertainty

the snow's too deep
for me to leap
to spirit of eternity