The Secrets of Life   (Listen)

By Thomas M. Quigley

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Longing to know the secrets of life,

While struggling in a world of strife,

Has caused me grief on many a day

That won’t allow my thoughts to stray.

Why do blossoms appear in spring?

How does a mocking bird learn to sing?

Why must the young go off to war?

While patriots laud their cause once more.

Spring, summer, winter, and fall,

I’ve had a chance to see them all.

The azure blue of the summer sky,

And snow white blankets have caught my eye.

Still of all earth’s wonders to see,

The ultimate question remains for me.

How can two tiny cells unite and grow,

Into a perfect being from head to toe?