Bonny Lass

Bonny Lass 

Bonny Lass, why so forlorn?Bleak, disillusioned and all alone
Look around you now, the message Nature brings
Hope springs eternal in all things, with a thrill.


Bonny Lass, watch the sea shore
Waves come a-crashing on the sandy shores
Relentless, endless, the pattern of waves
Eternal is their hope to conquer that shore


Bonny Lass, in a green meadow
Yellow friend looks on, at the meadow below
Sunflowers stretch as they greet the sun
Eternal is their hope to see the sun tomorrow


Bonny Lass, on a riverbank
Freshwater salmon, now migration begins
Duck and dodge predators all along the way
Eternal is their hope to reach that mighty sea.


Presumptions of the morrow, reactive at best
Tenacity and confidence, not enigmatic secrets
Bonny Lass, revive the tonic and modulate the tone
Eternal Hope in all things. It's Quite a Thrill!


- Hari Srinivasan