sparrow, a song

do the birds count sheep

when they cannot sleep

retrace in their minds

trips they have flown

do they fret about babies

now on their own

do they beg the favor of god

do the birds down pills

sip warm milk

when their nests give no rest

do they toss do they turn

do they ache do they yearn

waiting for the morn

or do the birds sleep undisturbed

dreaming the sweetest dreams

do they fly do they soar

as never before

catching the currents and streams

or do the birds sleep undisturbed

beyond forty winks

do they fly do they soar

forevermore

knowing the eye never blinks

august, 2010, published november 15, 2010

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