Life To Live

I see the waves as the dance upon the sand.
I can hear the song the mountains sing, as the moon rises above these graceful twins.
I sense freedom, as the waving wheat thrashes around, as the wind flits across the plains.

I feel the heat, as the sun beats on my skin.
I smell the musk and rust, as the elms and pine serenade me with their kiss, as the timber and oak keep time with the sway and rocks of the wild, west bound wind.

I grin, as I see the sly, devilish hills, keeping secrets in their gazes. Not telling me which side the grass is greener on, as the ponds and rivers sooth me with their words. Singing songs of hope and peace, in a world so full of lies.

I'm not saying my life is hard, many say I have it good.
But I have a life to live, and I put my past under the hood.

I want to sail the seven seas, to fly among the stars.
Maybe go to Italy, and then take a rocket ship to Mars.

I want to travel across the land, searching far and wide.
Walking down the narrow paths, with only me, myself and I