The Song of the Meadowlark


Do you hear it..?
How do you know..?
What does it sound like..?
how does it go..?
Does its tune waver and shift..
does it hold straight and long..?
Does it weakly speak wonders..?
Does it speak bold and strong..?

Do you hear it..?
How do you know..?
What does it sound like..?
how does it go..?
Does it fly with the eagles..
or soar with the hawk..?
Is it gentle and dovelike..
or merely some squawk?

How do you hear it..?
What do you see..?
Does it soar across rivers..
and down to the sea..?
Does it run with the antelope..
or sprint with the gazelle..?
How do you know it..?
How do you tell?

What does it sound like..?
How does it go..?
Is it loud and obnoxious
like the humble/proud crow?
What does it act like..?
How can you tell?
Does it ache in your heart..?
Does it have its own smell?

How do you listen..?
How can you know..?
What is the meter by which its notes flow..?
Is it only for young ones..
or old such as I?
Does it gently caress..?
Does it sound a loud cry?

What kind of.............
What........