While Others Slept

We went out yesterday, while others slept.
So early in the morning, with the sun,
We rose and watched the dew as it was spun.
We heard the songbirds when they laughed and wept
And entertained the worms that squirmed and crept
Across the lawn, when day had just begun.
We hollered, jeered, and thought of everyone
Sleeping in warm rooms, dusty and unswept.

Make haste! Make haste! Deliver up your days
And wring your nights dry of disaster's thrills,
Exploit the river valleys, mine the hills,
Fill up your pail with gemstones, rocks that blaze
With hopes and wishes. This is just a phase,
This heartless chase. Now throw away your pills.