Wonder

dedicated to Lilliana


Something told the wild geese
It was time to go
Though the fields lay golden
Something whispered “snow”

Something told the sparrow
It was time to sing
Though the stream lay frozen
Something whispered
Spring

Oh what a wonder
Oh what a sound
Seasons surrender all around

Something told the heron
It was time to stay
Though the winds were gusting
Summer was on the way

Oh what a wonder
Oh what a sight
Seasons surrender to the light

Something told the wild geese
It was time to go



words and music
©2011 by Sharleen Leahey
BMI / August Echo Music
with GIna Tlamsa on Flute
(inspired by the poem
“Something Told The Wild Geese” by Rachel Field)

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from the CD
rumors of peace

 

from the new CD
rumors of peace
now available!


In honor of Dr. King's Birthday Celebration at a church on Jerusalem Road . . . Sharleen Leahey sings "The Ballad of Martin Luther King" for a Baptist church congregation in Scotch Plains, New Jersey on January 27, 2011. The audience enthusiastically sings the chorus:

 

 

"I've been to the mountaintop . . .

Today I have a dream . . .

Let us never forget the words . . . 

Let us never forget the deeds . . . 

Let us never forget the dream of Martin Luther King"