Thursday, January 7, 2010

The Perpetual Song



The song, the song,
the perpetual song
in my soul
is stilled--
so gone!


I long, I long
for the swelling of song
in my soul
again--
awake!


Oh song, my song,
oh what can be wrong?
Are you dead? 
I mourn
so long.


And then, oh song,
when I thought you were gone,
I perceived
a flutter--
not strong,


But real! My song!
You're alive, oh, my song!
Oh, I wish I could
speed you
along!


 I'll cradle you, song!
Oh, perpetual song
in my soul--
on you
I wait. 


Poem and photograph by Karen Gladys Henry.  Copyright 2010, all rights reserved.