one that will never leave me... (why I love poetry)
Laughing Down Lonely Canyons
Fear corrodes my dreams tonight and mist has greyed
my hills,
Mountains seem too tall to climb, December winds
are chill.
There's no comfort on the earth, I am a child
abandoned,
Till I feel your hand in mine
And laugh down lonely canyons.
Snow has bent the trees in grief, my summer dreams
are dead,
Flowers are but ghostly stalks, the clouds drift
dull as lead.
There's no solace in the sky, I am a child abandoned,
Till we chase the dancing moon
And laugh down lonely canyons.
Birds have all gone south too soon and frogs refuse to
sing,
Deer lie hidden in the woods, the trout asleep till
spring.
There's no wisdom in the wind, I am a child
abandoned,
Till we race across the fields
And laugh down lonely canyons.
Darkness comes too soon tonight, the trees are silent
scars,
Rivers rage against the rocks and snow conceals the
stars.
There's no music in the air, I am a child abandoned,
Till I feel my hand in yours
And laugh down lonely canyons.
- James Kavanaugh
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"We are meant to have our joy, and find it." - Richard Kobertz