Let the young have their Spring

Let the young have their Spring

Let’s not forget our own first earth,
Or pretend it’s a new heaven;
No one knows the abode of gods,
Though some whitewash this simple fact.
Let the young find faith in their youth,
And love for the human heartbeat;
No one draw down the coffin blinds
On their vitality of eyes.
So let them crowd their sky with stars,
And sow the grain for harvest time;
No one drown out their songs of Spring;
Their true birthright is freedom’s gleam.