starving robins

it's there in the woods

as i child i could

see down where the deer ate dying grass

and hear when the starving robins asked

where's the spring?

met with the mightiest change in the breeze

and with that wind in mind

there's the truth

beyond by the crick lies the memory of youth

right out of the blue

a frost came to abuse

down where the deer ate the dying grass

near where the starving robins asked

where's the spring?

met with the mightiest change in the breeze

and with that wind in mind

there's the truth

beyond by the crick lies the memory of youth

where's the spring?

like a light is to dark there's an end to this thing

and with that end in mind

there's the truth

beyond by the crick lies the ghost of my youth