1 June 2012
If you could shake the happy tree And dance beneath its open glee, Would the World change?
If you could shake the happy tree And hear its leaves and wind agree, Would the World change?
If you could shake the happy tree And climb its branches to shout “yippee!” Would the World change?
If you could shake the happy tree And make its creepy crawlies pee, Would the World change?
If you could shake the happy tree And imagine its solid heart to be, Would the World change?
If you could shake the happy tree And hug its ugly trunk willingly, Would the World change?
If you could shake the happy tree And feel its roots tearing free, Would the World change?
If you could shake the happy tree And grab its squirrel’s nuts for tea, Would the World change?
If you could shake the happy tree And remember its long-span of history, Would the World change?
If you could shake the happy tree And talk its language fluently, Would the World change?
If you could shake the happy tree And sense its rings of age decree, Would the World change?
If you could shake the happy tree And believe it stands for liberty, Would the World change?
If you could shake the happy tree And catch its fruit, for you and me, Would the World change?
If I could shake the happy tree And do all that’s done, the same as thee, The World would change a little bit, Just enough for me.
Copyright Ⓒ 2012 Christopher Patrick Kirk all rights reserved
Happy Tree • Opuss № I