The flock of geese above me
Upon a New Year's Eve
Say, flying, that they love me
And cherish all that lives

Flying to warmer climates
Arranged into a V
The gargling winged pilots
Heading toward victory -

Reminding man of beauty
And of eternal peace
Dispelling and refuting
Gloom, turmoil and distress -

Through gold-and-diamond sunshine
And through the velvet rain
You carry truth and passion
And exquisite refrain

Of what exists inside you -
The beauty in your hearts,
The universe beside you,
Which decomposed to parts

Rides on upon your feathers
And sends to ones beneath
Inexorable treasures
Of universal bliss.

The flock of geese above me
Arranged into a V
Carrying what is lovely
For all the world to see -

To south they fly through darkness
Under the stars and clouds
And with reflecting gargles
They speak, and speak aloud

Of all that nature knows
And all in it expressed -
In V they fly, in rows
And all below them bless.

Fly onward, my companions,
Fly onward, my dear friends,
Within your hearts contained is
Beginning and the end,

And as you are repairing
And as you fly all night
Bring with you peace and caring
And universal light.