April on Earth - Hallelujah Ghazal

April on Earth

Hallelujah Ghazal

Crawling under benches, children pouting hallelujah

Up and down the roadside, cynics doubting hallelujah

All life long, the visitors keep pounding on the door

Weary, chirpy, fresh-peeled, jaded, touting hallelujah

Snow comes sudden, taunting, chill life, beauty draped on wounds

Bulbs in hiding, huddled, bang they're sprouting hallelujah

Sister on a mountain. Son deep into ancient books

Cousin gone. Self confused. All scouting hallelujah

Joy is here, betrayal there. The peddlers flap their loosetongues

Teaching hate. Two-facing life. Sell-outing hallelujah

The bus is huge, we sing and tease, turn off to follow whims

Chaos at the wheel - who cares? Re-routing hallelujah!

The bitter bliss, the nameless ache, the child that sings too free

The rebel anthem joins them, flouting, shouting hallelujah