blessed with a voice that tells of grief and grace
restores the speech of silenced ones
with notes that are truth and tenderness
he strokes and lulls their inner child

meek and mild but not resigned
ever wondering every man

a man in the world
exile and citizen
lost before reaching home
a son of Kildare
taking in the life
to make it a blooming odissey

a song for a father who summons angels
and asks the way to quench a thirst
growing his eager son is wondering
is it worth to believe or not