On Top Of The World

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On Top Of The World

Poem by David Cannon

Once upon a summers sky,

Not so long ago,

I walked a long a dusty road,

In all of summer's glow,

Taking tiresome steps I sat,

Upon an old slate wall,

Blazing sun beat down on me,

Beckoned by natures call,

I cast my eyes towards the hill,

That breaches crystal sky,

Mind persuades my tired legs,

To stand for one last try,

Amidst the flush fields of wheat,

Which edge the arid lane

A solitary puddle quenches thirst,

For the birds that long for rain,

Miles of dirt I tread my feet,

Through cherry blossom rows,

Shades of pink gently cascade,

To coat the winding road,

The twisting lane rises on,

I long to perch and stop,

I venture on though tired I am,

For I am soon to reach the top,

Pacing heart I reach the height,

In awe of the vast patchwork land,

I sit on lush green meadow grass,

Shield the light with the edge of my hand,

Worn I lay to rest my head,

Take the gravel out of my shoe

Blistered feet and weary bones,

But I am rewarded by the view.

David Cannon, contact: kmlcannon@ic24.net
Copyright 2000 David Cannon.
Reviews and comments requested
Posted 10/26/2000

DISTANCE

Poem by D. K.

The way that your eyes
look around the place
Show that you carefully watch
every persons face

The way that your hair
falls slightly over your eyes
And way that you speak your gentle words
without the hurting lies

The way that your eyes light up
when i come into your sight
makes me want to hold you close
deep into the night

as i watch you from a distance
as i watch for a while longer
i realize how much you mean to me
and how each day the love becomes stronger

D. K., contact: forgotten_nights@hotmail.com
Copyright 2000 D. K.
Reviews and comments requested
Posted 10/26/2000