My Silent Partner

When the great cloud of witnesses dissolves from overhead
And the sky is made empty and my feet are left wet
No thunder in the valley, no wheel for the ride
No stone to skip across the lip of the tide
Where loneliness speaks loudest you whisper through the noise
You're my silent partner, my companion in the void

When winter tilts the world away from the warmth of the light
And what fed us in the morning turns poison come night
She's the candle in the window, the silk in the scarf
The Darjeeling in the kettle, she's the gold on the hearth
With coal and ember dying she breathes life to the spark
You're my silent partner, my hand held in the dark

When the Westerlies prevail and the stars un-allign
And the doubts and damnation swirl in the doldrums of your mind
No word to speak of comfort, no relief in the rhyme
No song to throat, no antidote, no calm lullabye
Permit me just to sit and hold this space with you awhile
I'll be your silent partner, your companion on the mile

Your companion on the mile