I Would Give My Life

I would give my life to understand. How the oak tree made its monumental stand And yet, still, it vanished- Without as much as a grain of sand. I would give my life to grasp How do snakes such an asp? Compel you to love them too. Make them part of your creation. Your needlecraft 'is no wonder they bask.' I would give my life to comprehend. Why a spider climes to ascend And yet, she is guided by the wind. With an invisible hand, a purpose to extend. I would give my life to apprehend Where the same wind came and went Why does it sometimes whistle? And other times murmur as a lover blessed. I would give my life to understand. I would give my life to grasp. I would give my life to comprehend. I would give my life to apprehend But then I had you, and you aren't dust.