Skimming the Skies

on the street
where i first laid eyes on you
where everyone i know
had come to pledge
like stiplings do
't was the night
when most youthful hearts take flight
the merest spark could light
a blazing fire
to brave the night

but where are you now?
faux smiles in a drawing room
where are you now?
surrendering to the gloom

where are those eyes?
skimming the skies all night

on the street
where i first laid eyes on you