Mountainous Musings

Don't you wish, you were, Free As to open your arms wide Pretending they are angels' wings And take off From your confined space To glide over lands and seas To reach the top of the highest mountain And to sit there Still free Bared and unguarded To enjoy the sight of clouds Clouds, trying to communicate with you Through the images that they convey And leave to you to decipher! Don't you just wish, you could Run and gambol around On the mountainsides As free as the deer Relishing the pleasures of living simply On grass and water But being able to enjoy the time available to you As much as you can Why, taking the time to smell wild flowers Laugh and play with peers And take shelter in caves When the need arises? Why, I do wish I were that free More, I do wish I were free to take Back my human form When I would want to I do wish I could be that which I desire When I desire Sometimes gamboling over high mountains Feeling like I rule the Earth At other times, bathing in the clear waters of mountain ponds Feeling like I am as mighty as sea mermaids And at other times, being superhuman As to be able to fly above clouds To meet the guardians of our peaceful existence! Why, sitting on my chair And looking out through the window At the mountain, hovering miles away I wish, I just wish I could act as freely as my mind Wills me to! For contest Mountains Written on 9 August 2017