The Willow Tree

Upon the good river A willow tree grew The days passed by Never once did the willow sigh Of sunsets and dawns Winters and springs The days passed by Never once did the willow sigh Summers and autumns The turning leaves Brown and gold fell and did die Never once did the willow tree sigh A cool wind blew Through its' branches To its' heart it crept and let it lie Never once did the willow sigh When fledglings left the nest To the blue sky The joyous flight test Never once did the willow sigh When the snow fell deep The river froze and the earth stood still When nature tried to crack the tree with all its ' will Never once did the willow sigh When lovers came in soft sunlight In summers' crowning glory They kissed beneath the sky Only once then, did the willow sigh