Untroubled

Untroubled Driving east on the Ventura freeway, just before you hit the 405, there stood—or towered rather—well, at least a few years ago, a very impressive tree. Not far from the everlasting stream of cars: this river of metal-cased fates rushing (or crawling) by every hour of the day, the tree struck me as the most unperturbed thing I’d ever seen. The lyrics of the first verse arrived as poem there and then as I took in this beautiful tree, seemingly ever content. Several years later—remembering both tree and poem—I set it to music, and added four more verses (well, the last is just a variation on the first). I was very happy with the result then. I still am. ____________________ The Words: Untroubled is my name I see the world from where I grow I like what I became from just a seed in earth below And changes pass me by for I say I should like to stay the same Untroubled is my name Untroubled is my view as seasons savor each disguise I know them as they do and dance their colors in my eyes To scatter in the sun they've had their fun goodbye again to you Untroubled is my view Untroubled is my day as I alight again from dream to sun and wind that say I stir so gladly it would seem this world is but a song and must belong to me is what they say Untroubled is my day Untroubled is my night I sail the stars before they fade one by one from sight to leave the world as she was made from memory and dew that we may newly venture into light Untroubled is my night Untroubled is my name I see the world from where I grow I love what I became from just a seed in earth below And death may pass me by for I say I shall ever know the flame Untroubled is my name Ulf Wolf March 1996/May 2015 Copyright © 2015 by Wolfstuff