LADY SUSANNA

Partners in the dance - we likewise keep
These careful, measured steps - this well so deep
Kinswoman to you, I - and proudly so -
Shall take and bear the name that you let go

Lady Susanna, sleep sound in your tower
Your harp in the moonlight is silent for now
And the Westmoreland hills are your solace and your sanctuary
And your lake is a mirror for you and a mirror for clouds

Ripples on the lake - a cry of hawks
The horse upon in the moor - and a song of swords
So gathering the threads, we weave, we love, we learn
Quickening the fire our candles burn

The hind upon the strand - the sunlit sea
Two lovers hand in hand - no strangers we
The piper calls the tune - the knot is tied
With rings of plaited gold - for the piper's bride