Musings of an Idle Mind….

I wish I had a pair of wings

To fly high – far into the wilderness

Where the mountains kiss the sky

And the valleys shine in green

I would then walk- happy and blithe

With no qualms – in nature’s hug

My hair I’d leave untied

To have the wind play with it

I would sit on the rock in the brook

And listen to the babble

As she flows down and down

The curves so perfect and the pace slow

She makes my feet look so white

And I feel the earth beneath

With pebbles so round and shiny

I would then walk to the cascades

And by the slippery rocks I’ll stand

To have my face sprayed with cool drops

And then walk back – In the mist as it spreads

As dusk falls I’d make the green grass my bed

And watch the sky - in her new dress

So full of twinkling stars like diamond beads

I’d look for the Milky Way and the Orion

And wish upon a shooting star

Watch the fireflies dance in frenzy

And listen to the nightingale’s song for her love

Till the crickets sing me a lullaby

And the cool breeze rock me to sleep

The silence of dawn would wake me up

In the tranquility of nature’s lap

I’d watch the nascent sun arrive - and

Present his gift in colors – so myriad- to his love

As she opens her eyes - kissed by his golden rays

As the birds rejoice in this reunion

I’d leave the sparkle of my dew strewn bed

And fly back – to the undulating plains below..