Which Forest That Calls My Name

The fevered swarm had said When tried by the hand of man They tamed primeval wood The ancient earth dweller The virgin Earth gave life to me From the spring of her breast Til the sun dried her tears And took this life from me So when in tears The love of years Melts like fallen snow Within this heart Life falls apart For another life to grow Like silent streams that carve out roads From new fountains that overflow Deep in the heart whose hope has died Quenching the fires its ashes hide