Icy wind of night be gone this is not your domain In the sky a bird was heard to cry Misty morning whisperings and gentle stirring sounds Belied the deathly silence that lay all around
Hear the lark and harken to the barking of the dog fox gone to ground See the splashing of the kingfisher flashing to the water And a river of green is sliding unseen beneath the trees Laughing as it passes through the endless summer making for the sea
In the lazy water meadow I lay me down All around me golden sun flakes settle on the ground Basking in the sunshine of a bygone afternoon Bringing sounds of yesterday into this city room
Hear the lark harken to the barking of the dark fox Gone to ground See the splashing of the kingfisher flashing to the water And a river of green is sliding unseen beneath the trees
In the lazy water meadow I lay me down All around me golden sun flakes covering the ground Basking in the sunshine of a bygone afternoon Bringing sounds of yesterday into this city room
Hear the lark harken to the barking of the dark fox gone to ground See the splashing of the kingfisher flashing to the water And a river of green is sliding unseen beneath the trees Laughing as it passes through the endless summer making for the sea