The golden thread

I'm looking for life's precious little

golden thread.

We've got the rusty chain, the tangled

wire, the thick rope,

But we can't help you with the golden 

thread, I'm afraid.

What do you want it for?

I want to see it, I want to smile at it.

I want to tell life's little golden

thread that I love it.

That's all I want.

We've got the ball of string, the reel of 

packaging tape and the optic fibre cable,

But I'm sorry,

We don't have the golden thread any more.

by Michael Leunig

Golden thread © Jennifer Phillips