Nature’s Casserole

I ask for splendid summer nightsAnd pray that I shall liveTo dine upon the brilliant sightsThat nature has to give

Grant me time to taste the skyAnd nature’s casseroleTo sample heaven’s a la carteAnd satisfy my soul

Pile daisies on my plateAnd sprinkle on some dewPerhaps a side of butterfliesA hummingbird or two

Bake a pie of oriolesA dish of ocean sandA velvet sunset in a bowlA red one, I demand

And later on, the sweetest smellThat ever drifted byAnd colors that, so beautifulEvade the human eye

So fill my cup with sunshineAnd top it with the breezeAnd I shall toast the mountainsAnd salute the sacred seas