BE GENTLE:

Be gentle with me; I pray,

I’m but a feather wafting on the breeze,

I’m the whisper between torn lovers,

I’m the hollow chattering of cold winter trees,

Be gentle & I will teach you how to play.

 

Be gentle with me; I pray,

I’m the breath upon the dying tongue,

I’m the tiptoe of unheard steps,

I’m the inner voice of hymns unsung,

Be gentle & I will teach you to dance & sway.

 

Be gentle with me; I pray,

I’m the tear upon the lost child´s cheek,

I’m the silent chant of nun at prayer,

I’m the mute voice of the sad & meek,

Be gentle & I will teach you to kneel & pray.

 

Be gentle with me; I pray,

I’m the quiet word scribed on bard´s new page,

I’m the droplet on petal, after raging storm,

I’m the secret wisdom of the wise old sage,

Be gentle & I will teach you magic words to say.

 

Be gentle with me; I pray,

I’m the silence of moon, stars & sun,

I’m the quiet creation of life´s being,

I’m the past; but I’ve only just begun,

Be gentle, & with you, forever I will stay.