nature song

Chiara Civello

when the leaves began to fall
i heard
nature?s lonesome cry of wisdom

all the birds had flown away
while i stayed
and watched alone the sky turn gray

but then winter came on a cloudy night
with the saddest smile in a bag of ice
told me ?don?t be afraid of the lonely times?

then winter came on a cloudy night
in a moonlight dance with a starless sky
told me ?come dance with me,
you?ll keep warm and wise?


and then, on a sunny april day
spring came by
with sparkling trees and green leaves
and all the birds came back to sing
the sweetest melodies, delivered by the breeze?
?.to my ears