It falls through air it lands unseen
Yet changes all that lies between;
A single tone sincere precise
Can thaw the frost of years of ice
No proof no claim no measured sign
It moves through heart it alters line;
It finds the pain it names the glow
It plants what only souls can grow
It travels far beyond the ear
It leaves the world more whole more clear;
The echo small the meaning vast
A gift that outlives what has passed
The kindest word though soft though brief
Transforms a loss into belief;
Its weight unseen its echo mild—
Can heal the wounded save the wild