the lark's sadness

when the lark cries midnight sighing
he tries to sing, I hear sadness

midnight sighing, unfleeting tears,
songs bring questions, wings contented

he tries to sing, alluring bird
spreads wings, aloft, stings memories

I hear sadness, swift confessions
suppress gray skies, bless tomorrow

unfleeting tears, which endear him
his sphere is not mere song, but joy

songs bring questions: rich visions, new
bastions of life — shun not these chords

wings contented, find paths tread well
outspread freedom threads liberty

alluring bird, heaven’s words catch
wizard’s lament, stir emotions

spreads wings, aloft, whispers soft tears
this scoffed madness, often far lost

stings memories, will they squeeze tears?
appease longing, breeze, take him high

when cries the lark, his song, dark like
Petrarch sonnets, sparks true sadness



the lark's sadness
Elaborate Than-Bauk linking couplets
[2007.22.1...a]