What do they proclaim
Thanksgiving and love
For food and nest and sun
The community of their chorus
Who could deny their sincerity
When they still to silence
Is it peace they enjoy
That all is well and at rest
When the wind moves
Gently through the trees
Does it whisper
Of love and steadfastness
Of hope and endurance
Of goodness and redemption
Though their leaves fall
They again return
To speak of life anew
For the birds
Remember their song
And the trees
do not forget their dance
So to remind themselves
And us
That we are not alone
We are not forgotten
That we are loved
And wanted