A Record of Flowers in the Dawn Courtyard

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Birdsong gently nudges the morning awake

The warmth beneath the quilt still holds the echoes of last night's rain

Slowly I remember the wind came by the window

Who knows how many moods it has given the courtyard flowers

[Pre-Chorus]

Do not rush to ask how many have fallen

Look too at how the new leaves are growing taller

[Chorus]

I wake and note the good news of flowers blooming

And gently gather in the page the rain has passed over

Not every wind blows only to carry away those we hold dear

It also gives tomorrow a fresher answer

I wake and note the good news of flowers blooming

May we not have missed the small changes beside us

[Instrumental Interlude]

[Verse 2]

I open the window to a sweep of green washed bright

The little path is still carpeted with the damp language of flowers

I place a fallen blossom in my palm

Thank it for having bloomed so earnestly for this spring

[Pre-Chorus]

Do not rush to ask how many have fallen

Look too at how the new leaves are growing taller

[Chorus]

I wake and note the good news of flowers blooming

And gently gather in the page the rain has passed over

Not every wind blows only to carry away those we hold dear

It also gives tomorrow a fresher answer

I wake and note the good news of flowers blooming

May we not have missed the small changes beside us

[Bridge]

Not every day brings a magnificent surprise

There are also good moods that begin with a bird's call

When I am willing to slow down and look around me

Even an ordinary morning can leave light and shadow in my heart

[Final Chorus]

I wake and note the good news of flowers blooming

And gently gather in the page the rain has passed over

Not every wind blows only to carry away those we hold dear

It also gives tomorrow a fresher answer

I wake and note the good news of flowers blooming

May we not have missed the small changes beside us

[Outro]

Write last night's rain beside the calendar

This page of spring still deserves to be cherished