Wondering Why

Days and nights and months go by
Suns and moons and seasons fly
As light and dark exchange the sky
And new born babies emit their cry
As older children find another high
And young men in foreign fields lie
Rushing to the day we all shall die
And all I can do is wonder why.



©1970 David P. Cannon 2-27-1970
 
In December 2009, this poem was adapted into a song by Bobby Cole and Cameron Restaino.