Piercing rays of Sunshine Thawed the chill some And I shed my black cashmere scarf With subtle silver stripes, A birthday gift from ma, Dear departed, Who loved God And wanted to preach on Sundays Like Jimmy Swaggart Or Bennie Hin
She'd write checks Of a thousand or more.... 'For The Lord,' she'd say 'They are doing The Lord's work!'
And I smiled like the Saturday morning sun Over Canarsie;
My tearful tide had crested on Friday at sorrow's peak;
And I stared at the clear blue heavens, Scanning the clouds For the smiling face of a new angel Who loved God And wanted to preach on Sundays Like Jimmy Swaggart Or Bennie Hin
My grieving eyes soon found A solitary bird, Wings askew and waving, Dashing with childish glee Through the skies above...
A whistling dove, Or skylark, Or perhaps the mariner's albatross;