Why do the birds go on singing?

[Bucky]

Why are there stars above?

Don't they know

It's the end of the world?

It ended when I lost your love.

[Scuba]

1. Skeeter Davis?

[Manifestor_of_Light]

2. Johannes Kepler. (1571-1630)

We do not ask for what useful purpose the birds do sing, for song is their pleasure since

they were created for singing. Similarly, we ought not to ask why the human mind troubles to

fathom the secrets of the heavens. The diversity of the phenomena of nature is so great and

the treasures hidden in the heavens so rich precisely in order that the human mind shall

never be lacking in fresh nourishment.

As quoted by Carl Sagan in "Cosmos", 1980.

[Bucky]

6. !!

Thank you. Keppler was a fascinating guy. I first heard about him from Sagan's "Cosmos" show in the 80s.

[Recovered Repug]

3. Why do birds suddenly appear every time you are near?

Just like me, they long to be, close to youuuuuu.

[blueknight]

4. yes, that was my dear aunt skeeter

thank you for remembering her!

[Bucky]

5. Thank Skeeter for that haunting song. I don't get emotional easy, but that one gets me.

[blueknight]

7. she told me once

when she recorded that, she never thought it would be the big hit it turned out to be