Dead To the World

In his head he saw the rising of the moon In his head he heard the piper's tune In his head all this was seen and heard But with his mouth he never said a word In his head he heard the thunder roar In his head he saw the eagle sore Inside his head the thunder and the bird But with his mouth he never said a word The people thought his mind was dead But they could not see inside his head Though he was deaf and dumb and blind He was alive inside his mind In his head were rainbow colours bright In his head the soft cool breeze of night Though all these things were seen and felt and heard With his mouth he never said a word By Denis Briggs