Fare Thee Well O Little Bird

Fare Well, Fare Well, O little bird

Flap your wings with merry

Sing the beautiful melody of your gracious life

As you flee away

Remember the nest and the nestlings

On the canopy

Of the sturdy tree you perched on

Your home

O little bird, O graceful bird

Fly to distant azure skies

Pierce the airy air of newness

But

Dear little bird

Of colourful yellow wings

And smooth even feather

When you are done

Soaring the endless skies

Come back home

On the outstretched arms of the canopy

And conspiratorial welcome of wind’s hum

O dear little bird

Come back home—to roost

C) Lorot Salem 2010