And a fire in the stars that hang so near, so near
There’s a sound in the wind that blows through the wild mountain holds
Like the sighs of a thousand crying souls, crying souls
There’s a time when the traveler is fated to find
That insight has turned his gaze behind, behind
And the steps taken yesterday will beckon again
And lead to his weary journey’s end, his journey’s end
And in the passage from the cradle to the grave we are born, madly dancing
Rushing headlong through the crashing of the days

Sometimes in the night I feel it
Near as my next breath and yet untouchable
Silently the past comes stealing
Like the taste of some forbidden sweet
Along the walls in shadowed rafters
Moving like a thought through haunted atmospheres
Muted cries and echoed laughter
Banished dreams that never sank in sleep
Lost in love and found in reason
Questions that the mind can find no answers for

Ghostly eyes conspire treason
As they gather just outside the door
And every ghost that calls upon us
Brings another measure in the mystery

Down the ancient corridors
And through the gates of time
Run the ghosts of dreams that we left behind

The moon has a face
And it smiles on the lake
And causes the ripples in Time
I’m lucky to be here
With someone I like
Who maketh my spirit to shine

Don’t let us get sick
Don’t let us get old
Don’t let us get stupid, all right?
Just make us be brave
And make us play nice
And let us be together tonight

Just some incredible lyrics expressing far more eloquently what was running through my head last night…(and yes, tonight also).

I realize I am so incredibly fortunate to be where I am, to be surrounded by the folks I am surrounded by, to have the most amazing, caring, loving, inspirational partner on this journey. It is truly a privilege to grow older…guess I’ll end with that thought tonight…though it’s still time for Alexa to play more…perhaps we’ll start with Years by BNC…who knows where it will go from there…