april songs:  elements of life 1

april song 11—air

it invades my lungs to live me,
and expires but to give me
breath control o’er living plants,
for my wastes fulfil their wants.

men oft full of it come pumping
tales of mountains they are jumping,
but the moment one confronts them,
they dissolve like flailing huntsmen.

hot air takes balloons to heaven,
cold air sinks, with moisture riven;
stagnant air the body sickens,
but fresh air the spirit quickens.

bach breathes air upon the g-string,
whose harmonics on the ear ring
for the healing of the nations
languishing for potent rations.

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by Clyve A. Bowen♫