My love is a heron

My love is a heron

My love is a heron 

Stark black silhouette 

In the cloudy morning sky 

I cannot see your details

I know not of your eyes 

But I have seen the truth

I have seen your beauty 

In every land I’ve lived 

Shimmering amongst the cattails 

My love is a heron 

“Elegance” does no service 

To capture your grace

My love is a heron

Sailing upon the winds 

Won’t you glide down 

So I may see 

With my own eyes 

The details of your face 

Won’t you land in shallow water 

And I will walk upon the shore 

So I may meet my love the heron 

My love is a heron 

She is flying still 

I am here upon the ground 

If only I could grow wings 

And meet her at her heights 

Soar above the countryside 

Western rivers, Eastern ponds 

Midwest lakes and marshes 

I see you, love, across the water

My love is a heron 

I will join her as she fishes 

So we may sit together 

My love is a heron 

I will climb the tallest trees 

Catch a closer glimpse of my love upon the wing 

Of every bird upon the sky

I know my love’s design 

I will follow where she flies 

My love is a heron

I will see her in due time 

My love is a heron

I will meet her someday soon