The lark appears at dawn as day’s messenger;
The timid bird sips dewdrops of hope at daybreak,
Then sends forth promise from Heaven’s Gate.
Travelling lightly from Heaven to Earth;
Inspiring brightly from Earth to Heaven.
The grand master of 13 sacred Tao songs,
Hymns of praise to accompany the temple’s gongs.
A cry in the wilderness of winter’s shortened day,
A hymn of certainty amid summer’s lengthened stay.
To sing to the rhythms of tulips and daffodils,
Until autumn’s chill arrives their beauty to slay.
By night, the lark is humbled and inward-drawn,
Awaiting with patience the coming of the dawn.
Once again, the timid bird breathes in air to rejoice,
God’s creature sings its praise with a beautiful voice.
since lark is also known as 'the sparrow able to soar beyond the clouds,' it is a manifestation of the universal spirit expressed thru its amazedly beautiful (strong) voice spread out in mid air. It is a forerunner of the forthcoming events predicted thru divination in the central place, which is the ancestral temple and recorded as the 13 sacred songs (8 + 5) of Earth and Heaven respectively. Travelling lightly upwards and inspiring brightly down, as the pervasive spirit normally operates, this little bird has a great meaning; hence the title of a strongly symbolical piece of poetry performed mostly flawless. Cheers, alex
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