AS THE SUN RISES ON THE FIRESIDE

BY JAY WELLER

 

AS THE SUN RISES ON THE FIRE SIDE

WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN?

 

MOUNTAINS AS WIDE

AS A BIRD CAN FLY

BRUSHED YELLOW, BLUE

AND GREEN

 

GREAT WHALES AND FISH

THAT PROUDLY GLIDE

AMONG THE CREATURES

THAT SWIM IN THE SEA

 

DOLPHINS IN TOW

WITH BIRDS A FLIGHT

CLEAR, BRIGHT AND CLEAN
 

AS THE GREAT WINDS CLENSE

ACROSS THE SEASIDE

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

 

WHERE THE WHITE CLIFFS

RISE LIKE STEEPLES

AND THE LAND BENDS

DOWN TO THE SEA

 

WHERE THE MOUNTAINS

AS WIDE AS A BIRD CAN FLY

BRUSHED YELLOW, BLUE AND GREEN

 

GREAT HERDS AGLOW

WITH PRIDES ASTRIDE

MAJESTIC FIELDS OF GREEN

 

WHERE THE WAVES REACH UP

TO HUG THE LAND

AND THE LAND

BENDS DOWN TO THE SEA