if the sparrow builds a nest <br />without the use of hands... <br />then why not I? <br />if the whale answers calls <br />from across the ocean... <br />then why not I? <br />if the tree stands through <br />storm after storm, season after season... <br />then why not I <br />if the butterfly lives eternity <br />in one precious moment... <br />then why not! ? <br />if the wind comes and goes <br />without home or destination... <br />then why not I? <br />if the mountain waits in stillness, <br />never asking what it's waiting for.... <br />the why not I? <br />if the bridge knows only feet, <br />and the boat waits for oars... <br />then why not I<br /><br />Eric Cockrell<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/then-why-not-i/
