visitors

[visitors]

You have lived inside a home weathered from the years And the rooms that once were full with the children you held dear Progress came, stole your sons away. So you watch the mother birds, and with jealousy you stir Lift your hands to water plants you’ve adopted from the earth Where, oh where have your children slept these nights without your care? And seeds, oh seeds, occupied your mind will stay at ease

All your books will line the shelves, proving every page you’ve read And your pen will spread the ink, catalog the thoughts you’ve kept Days run short, your garden rests assured Mother’s eyes are watching over dirt

Where, oh where have your children slept despite the cold night air? And seeds, oh seeds, occupied your mind will stay at ease

Alone with the best, oh who to look after They emptied your nest, no words could have mattered

We live, we live in separate chapters We live, we live only ourselves to look after