They dance in absence of light These patterns of shadows Hinting at the shapes of leaves and of stems Movement, wind, of which we cannot glimpse And of birds so slight of limb who take to flight
I watch the waltz, so slow and regal Accompanied by whispering fronds Listen to wind In slithery sounds slips through the upper reaches Of the tallest Texan denizens
From my shallow swing I gaze Upon the dancing radiant pattern And wonder in awe, in song, in rapture How ever born was such a beauty So simple and sweet, ever so placid The games air and light play The constant, subtle testimony of at work, a master.