On the Wings of Flight

I wanted to fly To prove my worth in glory To spread my wings in pure delight Where eagles share my story To rise above my worldly cares And claim my dreams of wonder Where craggy peaks of earth and sky Beseech the God of Thunder Where brighter beams the perfect day Of streams in valleys winding Where deer and geese and creatures play In joyfulness unbinding To see the future that we built When clouds of rain depart To seek the shelter of my dreams The colors of my heart To soar above the brave expanse Of peoplescapes below Where shadows chase our hopes and dreams In chilly winds that blow Sorrow is the destiny Of people on the run Who chase the breeze of urgency But catch the sinking sun The setting is a curtain call For those who win the fame Who gain the part but lose it all By how they play the game Who buy the sun but not the light That shines a beam our way That brings me to the wings in flight That gleam a brighter day.