One Day I Heard a Bird Sing An Old Familiar Song
One day I heard a bird sing a song
It sang in such a familiar tone
As if it felt it were at home
So familiar it were as though
It sang in a particular voice of someone I know
One day I heard a bird sing an old familiar song
One day I heard a bird sing a song
It sang in such a familiar key
It comforted my spirit and relaxed my soul
As if this song was made for me
One day I heard a bird sing an old familiar song
One day I heard a bird sing a song
A song that has lasted throughout the years
Of joy of pain of laughter and tears
A song of long-suffering of weakness of strength
Of failure of withstanding and going the length
Of siblings to friendship and all in between
Of motherhood of servitude of princess and queen
One day I heard a bird sing an old familiar song
One day I heard an old bird sing an old familiar song
And the more I listened to her sing I began to sing along
Her voice became even more familiar and as I learned to chirp in key
I realized the song she sang was not only meant for me
It was a song she sang to teach us younger birds about our history
A song of love straight from the heart to pass her legacy
One day I heard an old bird singing the old familiar song of life
Please continue to sing that old familiar song.
This old bird is my grandma Francis B. North
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