For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
(Paul Simon)
 

What a dream I had:
Pressed in organdy;
Clothed in crinoline of smoky Burgundy;
Softer than the rain.

I wandered empty streets
Down past the shop displays
I heard cathedral bells
Tripping down the alley ways,
As I walked on.

And when you ran to me
Your cheeks flushed with the night.
We walked on frosted fields of juniper and lamplight,
I held your hand.

And when I awoke and felt you warm and near,
I kissed your honey hair with my grateful tears.
Oh I love you, girl.
Oh, I love you.

©1966 by Paul Simon.

From Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme by Simon and Garfunkel