How Long - Roo Panes

This pitter-patter falling sure

Hypnotic pattern calling forth

Impatience with its steady beat

For I don’t want to sleep

A new life in this sheltered room

I breathe its balm and I feel its boon

The sweet perfume of Claire de Lune

The scent of what’s to come!

How long?

How long?

How long must I wait for tomorrow?

How long?

Well I meet this night with open eyes

Dreams of day, and excited sighs

Moon shadows of the life outside

Paint writing on my wall

It’s secrets played before my eyes

What heaven prepares before sunrise

Such beauty met without reply

An orchestra of peace

How long?

How long?

How long must I wait for tomorrow?

How long?

How long?

How long?

How long must I wait for tomorrow?

How long?