The Lily and the Robin

The Lily and the Robin I was dead then I returned to life I was mad with laughter And insane with tears Until love owned me I became as fierce as a lioness Then I returned as a quiet star But he said: you aren't made for this madness You belong to this home. I planted my feet in the wilderness Tied my hands to a stone Then danced as if I was a cloud Loosening her braids, tired from travel But he said: you aren't made for this madness You belong to this home. So I broke the dish of joy with these tiny hands! But he was not satisfied So I DIED! He felt pity for what I did, He said: O Rose of the wilderness .. You are full of imagination And I had no doubts So I rejoiced I started removing my feathered wings Until I became foolish and clumsy He said: now, then paused You are now like a mad candle No I'm not, I said I'm only a smoky cloud, can't you see! You are the radiant light for that road, he said! But when I stripped my feathers, paused---- I was choked by the sadness of my longings He said: you have wings if you wish to fly! I would love it if I had his wings, I'd fly high above the horizon But I am only a tiny lily No matter how I grow I will never fly