Ornamental Hermit

Of all the things you did for me
The one most splendid
Was to christen a place in me
Where I can be
The most contented
Person

Angling for an
Ornamental hermit
In the garden, the recipe
By his decree
A lifetime of
Denial

And as our hearts, they lie a-fluttering
Like dying birds
Let's chant a sabulous refrain
Overflowing with joy and with pain

Overflowing, oh
Overflowing, overflowing

Of all the things you did for me
The one most splendid
Was to christen a place in me
Where I can undoubtedly be

Overflowing, oh
Overflowing, overflowing

Living on the
Wing is not al-
-ways my favourite
Thing, though sometimes
There's much to be
Said for letting
Go of heavy
Head and soaring
Through the deep blue
Sky and flying
Higher and higher with-
-out the fear
Without the fuss
That so beset
Poor Icarus