Write a letter to the twinkling star,
Write a letter to the singing bird,
Write a letter to the mountains far
And never care if it will be heard.

Write a song to the singing voice
And let your heart with gladness rejoice.
Write a song to the whispering lips
And let your soul dance and applaud with claps.

Write a letter to the beautiful damsel;
And if you can even call her Annabel...
And then look at the suffering woman
And write a letter to the drunk old man.

Write a letter to the lake and the pond,
And let a wise man understand.
Write a song to the forest and the tree
And just hope the fool will finally see.

Take a look at the rising fog
And write praises to Jehovah God.
And take a look at the ground mist
And write praises to Jesus Christ.

Arrange the words with much desire,
Let your heart be on fire...
A fool will see and call it a waste of time;
But a wise man will call it a poem.