That Birdsong Sunny Morning

one 

that birdsong sunny morning comes

from a frozen

basement

of the world wandering

into our

backyards

that birdsong sunny morning smiles

in the sunrise

when most

have closed eyes

that birdsong sunny morning lands

and we can

fly again!

two

that birdsong sunny morning comes

to make the wind blow

so we can teach our kids to know

that birdsong sunny morning comes

to grow the grass green

and make our hearts smell clean

that birdsong sunny morning comes

to guide the school bus

that birdsong sunny morning comes

to show us the fool in us

three

that birdsong sunny morning comes

from our neighbors

on the other side of the world

four

that birdsong sunny morning comes

from the winged maestros,

musicians

and minstrels

in our backyards

in our forests

in our cities

because I long for it

so I can appreciate music again

that birdsong sunny morning comes

five

that birdsong sunny morning comes

when we remember going to sleep

that birdsong sunny morning comes

from remembering to go to sleep

six

that birdsong sunny morning comes

in remembrance of those past

for those it came for then

and those it will come for after

seven

that birdsong sunny morning comes

so we don’t have to waste time anymore!

that birdsong sunny morning comes

to chase away trivial things

and trivial thoughts!

eight

that birdsong sunny morning grows

up from the ground on the petal of a rose

that birdsong sunny morning floats

down from heaven to rest on the petal of a tulip

nine

that birdsong sunny morning reflects

off the white spots in the fawn’s new fur,

the stag’s horn

and the mirror in the mother’s eyes

ten

I am awakened by

my friends with

two wings and beaks

singing when 

that birdsong sunny morning comes