THE VANISHING


She said she could hear singing on the wind
Something calling her from not far away
Excitedly she threw the window open
And let in a breeze sweet scented with the may

She told me who they were and what they sang
How she had met them once so long ago
Of their beauty and how gracefully they danced
And how hard it was to ever let them go

She slipped out of my arms while I was sleeping
I should have stayed awake and held her tight
But she left my side and I just didn't see
As she walked into the darkness of the night


When we were tired of searching she begged us try once more
She swore that she'd heard voices in the dark the night before
She had left him for a moment to see who might be there
But when she returned he'd vanished 
- and we never found out where