So delicate against my palm
My pretty bird
I held you close
And cradled you when you would come
To call upon me
With every note your precious song
Awakened love
Inside my heart
A symphony of open sky
And clouds below me
I curse the cold that drove you out
A banished form
A faded tune
To come no more against my ears
Or cheer the lonely
And pray someday you may return
My migratory
Little bird
I paid your passage with my tears
And miss you always