Birds sing in the turning time,
as dark gives way to light.
They don’t need convincing.
They don’t need inviting.
They don’t need listeners.
They know that their singing
is part of why the light comes
at all.
Birds sing in the turning time,
as dark gives way to light.
They don’t need convincing.
They don’t need inviting.
They don’t need listeners.
They know that their singing
is part of why the light comes
at all.