be a bird

see but not be seen
hear but not be heard
know but be not known
be a shadow be a bird

say but not be said
tell but not be told
have but not be had
do not shatter do not scold

think of the wind
think of the sky
think of a bird 
then see it fly

think of the river 
think of the sea
think of moonlight
then it is me

1978