A Cross Between Heaven and Earth

[couchgrouch]

A Cross Between Heaven and EarthHe'd roamed here and there..sung in town squares across the southtill one day from an alleyway he heard heaven's voice in an old churchhousehe stepped inside and was bathed in light only faith can seeand way in back with hair a raven black sang a maiden loud n freesome may be right to say love at first sight just means love is blindbut he settled down in that dusty town on the only patch he could findstill he swept her away cos she knew feet of clay leads a soul aboveand to a simple man who tilled the land that sweet angel's lovewas a cross between heaven and earthwhere sky touches the dirta man learns what life meanswhen he sees a cross betweena cross between heaven and earththey reaped their meals from rocky fields and a ruthless sun'neath endless skies they'd harmonize on old songs as onethen one springtime she planted a pine high on a distant hillshe hoped its roots were signs of life's fruits as her belly swelledmonths wore on that tree grew strong and they'd walk out 'neath the moonlay down and sing hymns to the life within cos a child in the wombis a cross between heaven and earthwhere sky touches the dirta man learns what life meanswhen he sees a cross betweena cross between heaven and earthwell, it's sad but no seed is guaranteed to reach the dayone winter night his wife and child left the light through heaven's gateso he cut that pine tied two sticks with twine and stuck it by her stonecos flesh is mortal and the only portal to her final homewas a cross between heaven and earthwhere sky touches the dirta man learns what life meanswhen he sees a cross betweena cross between heaven and earth(c)2006 Robert George