The Cricket’s Tale
Sitting on the porch one day
Hypnotized by the sun’s melodic ray
I was drawn into a simple dream
Where things were not as they always seem
“Hello” I heard someone calling out
Seeing no-one only added to my doubt
The voice seemed to be coming from down below
Right there, where the Hawthorns grow
When focused attention would finally reveal
What my eyes did see did not seem real
Yet, I heard the words that the cricket said
Looking up at me from the flower bed
I sense that you have been feeling blue
And so I have a message for you
Your world is not what it appears to be
There is so much more that you cannot see
And then he spoke more specifically
As he shared his insect stories with me
Worlds of crickets and butterfly’s
Where destinies play out in all the bugs lives
So you see he said in a final summation
There are things beyond your imagination
And you may not always understand
But trust me, there is a greater plan
Your life has purpose, this world needs you
And the unique things you say and do
Your life has impact on a grandeur scale
That’s the message of this Cricket’s Tale
Back on the porch I contemplated the scene
Everything was now back as it seemed
I laughed out loud at this crazy notion
But in the corner of my eye, I caught a motion
And there on the bush, What did I see
But a cricket, and I swear he winked at me
And with that he hopped away with a bail
I sat there contemplating The Cricket’s Tale