Life Song

Will the tears come
when the time comes
to see the life undone
a song
that sounds
like shimmering summer grass
tall and soft
a whisper in your ear
a feeling of heat
sliding across your skin
a setting of the sun
slipping into night
where stars will shine
and moon will rise
a life song
similar to the one
that day
when light opened your eyes
and air filled your lungs
that day
when you were brought
singing
into this world