I Swallowed the Raindrops

I saw the green falling back to sleep
Dreaming things for our children yet to be
And hollow faces worn with age in me
Turn away to younger days and weep
Oh, and I swallowed the raindrops
Oh, and I follow the same thought
I felt some fate come tugging on my veins
A heavy weight reaching to my brain
Of petty things, the storing up of grains
Learned to see the green increasing every gain
And I swallowed the raindrops
And I follow the same thought
It’s tragic, this greatness
Is a fragile oasis