Jim

Fly not so quickly little bird
On by this peaceful em'rald rest;
Come sit beside me here upon the grass
Within this small but happy nest.

Delusion need not be your goal
As you go speeding on your way;
Somewhere amid illusions is
The truth that may insure your stay.

Can you your sole companion be;
Not seeing that your friends are true,
You go on doubting that they care;
Believing only you love you.

Everything is not enough
If you always want it all;
I pray you see the way, my love,
Within your airy world so small.

How wrong I was to think I had
You caught once on your charming flight;
For mercury within my hands
So very soon was gone from sight.

- Edna Huber (1971)