Music from the stars
I heard the melody
when a star fell in my bedroom
I picked it up and polished the shine
put it away for a frosty morning
when ice zings on starched windows
and snow twirls on a cold wind.
I threw that snatch of a raw tune
into the air, let it bounce of an old oak
slither along a white pond
No one knew it was there
It was the glisten of a berry
that brought it to life
The stab of a thorn
that made a hole in the air
let music flow straight to the heart
beat in time like an old drum
Rythmn is captured in the long grass
in pale blossom on a spring day
budding leaves are crotchets on trees
I have heard them sing
In the fall they become a requiem
a melody that lingers in the earth
I have seen cold branches
search for lost keys with forked fingers
catch stars that fall near a haloed moon.
Sally James
_________________________________________________________________
Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online
http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963
|