The Hawk

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I gave my love a feather The feather of a hawk I gave it without warning I gave it without talk With the sharpness of a vision In the misty-eyed night She placed it in an envelope And tucked it out of sight [Verse 2] The bed of starched white linen Folded to the floor The sheets crumpled in anger The quill will write no more The sharpness of the shadows In the misty-eyed dawn The soft and downy nest in vain For this bird had flown [Verse 3] The unspokеn glides Upon the white-tippеd night The feather was a warning Of the other side of life The shrill and piercing cry The talons sharp and bright The point of no return Her shaft of silver light [Verse 4] And mist envelops form Upon the forest floor The hawk lies in anger She will fly no more Clutching a blue and speckled egg Stillborn in flight A feather in his winsome cap An arrow in the night