Tea for Teardrops

June Gloom

I once knew a child that was as rough as she was wild

Hiding in the grass like a troop

Her hair would bounce and then droop

She had the eyes of a midnight star and locks of a deep dark sea

She did well to hide her secrets from me

She was only June, the sixth month of a year

"Only June," she would tell me, "Only June"

She played with her dolls and toyed with her dresses, pulling at the hems

She acted as if they were not fit to wear, ragged and torn things

June, where did you go?

Are you coming home?

Are you lost, are you gone?

Your parents are worried, Im in a hurry

Come on, June, where could you be?

"Only June," she would reply

"I went for a walk with the clouds in the sky

They told me not be afraid, I never asked why

But now, I wish I did

I miss the grass 'neath my feet

I miss the taste of oats and wheat

I miss the feel of waves on me"

I gasped and I cried

Oh Lord and heavens above

"But June"

"Only June," she said with a sigh