Out there the weather beats and bullies at our doors
And creatures of the night excite the tang of teeth and claws
Here by the fire we are soft and feather-warm
We’ll share this comfort til the dawn
Out there are sharp and splintered climbers on the make
We’re looking at the ladders but we’re slipping down the snakes
Here a Mary spider shares our burrow in the glow
She can stay until she goes
I never tell you how you save me from the storm
I never tell you how you shine
I hope you feel it when we keep each other warm
A love like vintage winter wine
In here I feel my strength returning, charging from your touch
You are the heart my fragile spirit wants so much
Come tomorrow with a nighttime in your care
I can go back out there
