“The good book doth say

That one should pray

When the wind’s in the tops

Of the mulberry trees.”

“And why is that grandma?” I heard the child whisper.

“Because the angels come down to roost

To get out of the breezy sky,

And if one will listen,

One can hear them sing.

And their singing is such

That earnest prayers availeth much

Because when one hears the angel songs,

One knows to sit for a long time beside them and listen

And not bother to ask for anything.”

-jenn