Beyond the ridge to the left, you asked me what I want    Between the trees and cicadas singing around the pond    “I spent and hour with you, should I want anything else?”       One grinning wink like the neon on a liquor store    We were sixteen, maybe less, maybe a little more    I walked home smiling, I finally had a story to tell       And though an autumn time lullaby    Sang our newborn love to sleep    My brother told me he saw you there    In the woods one Christmas Eve, waiting       I met my wife at a party when I drank too much    My son is married and tells me we don’t talk enough    Call it predictable, yesterday my dream was of you       Beyond the ridge to the west, the sun had left the sky    Between the trees and the pond, you put your hand in mine    Said, “Time has bridled us both, but I remember you too”       And though an autumn time lullaby    Sang our newborn love to sleep    I dreamt I traveled and found you there    In the woods one Christmas Eve, waiting