To Soar

Gone are the days of childlike hope and dreams. Our tender years were cast on life's broad streams. Rich mem'ries float on waters still serene, while thoughts drift past the seasons in-between. That final bend of river not yet seen, we set out seeking vistas new and clean, where aging frame and psyche' still burn bright, made strong and sharp as blades in morning's light. We'd dream and see realities yet new. Our aging forms, set free, would test as true those aptitudes and skills not proved since youth. The vision, quite sublime, has become truth. We'd run the race as when young, full of drive, to sense a new resolve, to feel alive. The blood and air would surge deep in our chest, hearts striving one more time to be the best. Perhaps, we'd stand on mountain tops and view our world and all its peoples kind and true. If foes of that time bid earth-mates good will, we'd aim from common fate all strife to still. And, when the course of each life had been run, we'd pray wise God affirms all was well done, while setting each soul free from fated slings he bids us soar on air that yields to wings. To Soar