Mark Russell Poet Narrative

Crystal Clear

I think back when I was young the world seemed so big
The answers are below the surface so you will have to dig.
I see this little caterpillar absorbing all that it sees
Hope is growing stronger than the tallest trees.

I remember the sky and how I would count stars
I would first find Venus and then I’d look for Mars.
The moon always seemed so big and so bright
Like a beacon to guide me through the night.

As I grew older I would dream that I could fly
Seems this caterpillar has become a butterfly.
I’d watch the dew drops glisten in the morning sun
Only to evaporate as I see who I would become.

Change comes so slowly, yet time goes so fast.
What was once right here has now become the past.
I miss those childhood dreams and what they would bring
But as a butterfly I have to learn to fly as my heart sings.

I know that nothing can ever remain the same.
I just hope to get better at this flying game.
I still see the sky before me so vast yet so near,
The direction I shall take seems to be crystal clear.

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Court Thompson December 9, 2011 at 12:32 PM Another great poem Mark I really feel like you embody that feeling of lost innocence really well in this poem Mark Russell December 10, 2011 at 12:33 PM Thanks but is it really lost?I can tap into it and when i do my who;le world changes it's very inspiring:) Many things get placed on the back shelf when they should be on the front burner. Take care don't hjave enogh space..........Mark