Hiraeth

Songbird

Once upon an autumn morning,

You appeared by my side, soft and true

When I laughed and smiled,

I realized I always looked back at you.

The winters came and went

And you kept me warm

Under the tree where our evenings were spent

I taught you to fly

And you taught me to sing

This was how we welcomed Spring.

And that was how we spent our Summer.

But when your leaf fell down from the Tree of Heaven

You flew away like a songbird. 

~October