I Rise and Fall

I rise and fall like spring tides And soothing autumn winds Like effervescing chemical solutions And gliding butterfly wings I rise and fall Like aeroplanes departures and landing And emblems on flagpoles standing I rise and fall like ocean waves And the landscape across the land I rise and fall like someone’s hand I rise and fall like the sun and moon Like equinoxes and solstices I rise and fall like speed on speedometers I rise and fall like summer breezes And the temperature on thermometers