An ageless whispery weave we sit on As friends on an ancient glade, Our grain heads bump into one another's Eternally shifting sighing movements Remarkably from one place to another Without anyone losing their wheat
Strangely on grey days we encounter An unexpected rolling back Of the strangest colorations of our minds Sadly, we do it to ourselves We do, we do And that is the hardest part about flying To awaken ourselves from our thorny nests
Let's carve wooden boxes for each other Wrapped in green cloth, hidden under arms We'll pass these boxes along until Someone finds and opens it Inside it a dagger, as all helping hands become And though its edges are sharp and painful With use, brush will turn gold and fall