Endless Song

Life flows on in endless song
Here sing its refrains 
Songs of freedom, songs of pain 
Old blues to make the sun come up again
Song of bird, dawn at last waking
Dirge in exile, long loneliness the heart finally breaking
Chants of work, somewhere even now, still such work
Soft lullaby to soothe a child, somewhere just now such song
Boisterous back beat ghetto rant
Anger and rebellion in chorus triumphant
Aimless whistling fairy tune
To sing the leaves the waves the moon
Meaningless pop song country ditty 
Oozing hollow from the pickup radio
Punk anthems where the air smells shitty
Just to let you know we’re not afraid of you
Cadence of soldiers marching, beats for the dance
Demonic cackle of burning forests
Howl of the storm we have brought upon us 
Endless keening above a teeming planet 
Bugle of elk, roar of wave
Clatter of rock, groan of ice
Hymns to the Father, praise to the Son
A hundred human voices rise as one
Song of the ages, song of the day
Tomorrow's chorus echoes yesterday’s loss
Calls to prayer to work to battle
Used car jingles, cheap commercial prattle
Carols by the fire, snow flake’s whisper
Beautiful boy’s dreaming even breathing sings a
World as it could be

Author: Duncan MacNae

Exiled Gael, scion of the Dust Bowl, dweller within Divine Grace, admirer of mountains, I have made my peace with trout and the starlings. Looking for a river and healing trees. duncanmacduncan5@gmail.com View all posts by Duncan MacNae