Silent watcher in the midnight air Carving paths through branches bare Veiled in shadow, eyes like fire Drifting where the winds conspire Veiled in shadow, eyes aglow A riddle drifting far below Who hears the whispers when no one's awake? Who reads the runes in the rippling lake? Feathers weave through the veil of time Tracing paths no stars define What secret song does the hunter sing On whispering wings in the void unseen? Moonlight bends where the omen glides A cryptic cipher the darkness hides Through hollow winds and spectral streams It haunts the corners of olden dreams Who sees the shape in the shifting night? Who knows the truth in a phantom's flight? Not of earth, nor bound by sky A shade that watches, passing by Between the worlds, beyond the eye A question lost… No one replies Silent watcher in the midnight air Gone before you knew it was there