Cj Krieger Poet I do not know?

A Young Mans Eyes

With winter gone 
The spring thaw 
Moved quietly over the land
Revealing an old summer road
That led high up
Into the tall mountains

While winter flourished 
All about the forest
I patiently waited 
For the warmth of spring
So I might take this road
Over the foothills
To the high mountain lake 

I remember many years ago 
The first time I came upon
This old mountain road 
Back then the road
Like myself, was young
With its wild flower path
That led to the very top

What I remember most
Was the sound of the forest
And the crackling 
Of last years dry leaves underfoot
As I hiked up the path

It seems strange
When I think about it
But, from what I remember
The springs back then
Were more colorful
And the sky much fuller
Than they seem these days

I realize now
That the eyes of a young man
See things quite differently
And as the years pass by
Memories seem embellished
By the passing of time

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