By an old drinking well on the grass so green I lay down and fell into a dream By a strange mellow sound from a silver eyed bird I opened my eyes but said no word On the pathway came walking a woman so bold Behind her in silence went the old ic Ahead ran the children with joyful cries Their faces were lifted to the skies The woman‘s hair was raven and black as the night Covered with stars shining bright As they passed by the well I saw that their eyes Were flaming like many coloured ice They passed by the well like a breeze pure and clean Soon they were nowhere to be seen When I woke up alone on the grass so green I looked into the well to catch the dream The water was rising and I felt a chill I willed the water to be still There was a face in the mirror like a face out of time The eyes held a shimmery shine编辑于2002/02/01更新