PATHWAY
Tall thin pine trees swaying in the wind
Sunlight breaking through the narrow gap
Distant green-capped fields the morning find
Discarded over there, a branch with sap
Yonder, redundant teacher prunes his tree
Still an intellectual without a class
Had a dream of one day being free
And now believes that life is crass
Lonely dog prowls around his den
Tied to his post without a walk
Why should God’s creature be kept therein
What would he say if he could talk
White butterflies have crowded round the bush
What do they know that I do not
The hedgerows coloured and full of lush
Nature’s stories we have all forgot
We all believe the pathway long
And suddenly we glimpse the sight of age
Why have we neglected nature’s song
From this day I will turn a new page
Reflect you well on life, on pain
Started well with hope and joy
Life is witness to wealth and gain
But is a failure were dreams to die
copyright: 2007 Professor Nessan J. Ronan
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