Blue Skies Again (Jessica Lea Mayfield)

dear winterbird how long can you last before it gets too cold and the earth asks you back dear bened bough you're ready for the sun the old man is leaving a longer day's begun suddenly i can see blue skies again hear you say there's nothing less that our hearts will mend i promise you they do birch trees are bones stripped of their leaves and pressed between the pages of my memory this heart of mine is ready for the spring open up my window winterbird take wing suddenly i can see blue skies again hear you say there's nothing less that our hearts will mend i promise you they do it's not easy to pretend it's not easy to pretend it's not easy to pretend i can see blue skies again suddenly i can see blue skies again hear you say there's nothing less that our hearts will mend i promise you... they do