In the Absence of Light

Resonant strings of devotion
 By which all life is allured
 Echoed the crests of the Tracian ocean
 To the forests where they were procured
 Carried through the oaken woods
 And by Eurydice was admired
 She came to him in her supple grace
 And was all that he desired
 No sooner than their love was bound
 And their vows were solemnly spoken
 The young bride struck by a serpent
 And Orpheus' heart was broken
 Burdened by grief, he appealed with song
 To the Gods who rule the dark and silent world
 He struck his lyre and they were charmed to stillness
 As the passion in his strings unfurled
 Ixion's wheel was motionless
 As the underworld was met with tears.
 "The debt of life was paid too soon,
 Let me have her the rest of my years"
 "You may have her but you must not look upon her until you've passed through this realm"
 They journeyed back through the worlds
 At first light Orpheus rejoiced
 He turned back to catch his love
 In the moment she was destroyed
 For the rest of his life in the absence of light
 Every shadow held a phantom
 His songs were played with mournful wishes
 And a hope the fates might grant them