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