Sparrows

Sparrows

Wish I could fly like
The smallest of sparrows
High o’er the earth
And far from the ground
And all I would feel then
Would be the wings beating
To gravity’s ceiling
I’d never be bound

In some other lifetime
I was just like them
High o’er the earth
For one joyous day
And with my wings open
I dove into silence
Caught by the wild winds
And carried away

Far from my wondering
Far from my longing
Far from this burden
As I could go
One of these mornings
I’ll go like the sparrows
Free from the sorrows
Of this world below

Now I am human
And heavier laden
Longing and waiting
To fly once again
Free from this burden
Free from this hurting
One thing’s for certain
Free I’ll be then

Free from my wondering
Free from my longing
Free from this burden
As onward I go
One of these mornings
I’ll go like the sparrows
Free from the sorrows
Of this world below

Free from my wondering
Free from my longing
Free from this burden
That is for certain
One of these mornings
I’ll go like the sparrows
Free from the sorrows
Of this world below