Velvet Steps of Green

VELVET STEPS OF GREEN WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON MAY 2019 THE TREES ALL PAINTED IN MORNING SUNLIGHT THE BIRDS GIVE THEMSELVES AWAY WITH SONG LAZY WATER SHIMMERS IN GLORIOUS LIGHT LEAVES TWIST AND FLUTTER IN A RESTLESS BREEZE HERE AND FAR AS YOU CAN SEE A DAY FIT FOR A CROWN A DAY POINTED UP INSTEAD OF DOWN DREAMY SKIES DRESSED IN BLUE CLOUDS SCARCE AND FEW THE SILENCE IS ROARING CAN YOU HEAR IT TO WHAT IS IT SAYING WHAT ARE YOU FEELING A MEASURE A HINT THE DAY AS IT GLOWS WILL HEAL BY THE SUN PROBLEMS DISAPPEAR ONE BY ONE NOW OR NEVER THE TIME IS RIGHT AN OWL STIRRED TO FLIGHT WINGS SILENTLY FROM THE TREES SO MUCH GOT INSIDE MY HEART, MY SOUL MY LIFE I NEED ROOM TO BREATHE BIG OPEN SKIES A PLACE I WOULDN'T LEAVE CRYSTAL WATERS VELVET STEPS OF GREEN BIRDS SING THEIR MERRY SONGS FROM THE TREES ITS ONLY THE HEARTBEAT OF THE DAY YOU HEAR WHEN THEY LEAVE A SILENT REFLECTION A SNAPSHOT OF A MOMENT CAUGHT IN TIME IT WAS ONLY A MOMENT BUT IT WAS YOURS AND MINE THE SUN SLOWLY SINKING LEAVING ITS MARK IN THE SKY FADES IN THE BLACK LIGHT OF DUSK SUDDENLY SURROUNDED BY STARS DREAMS WITH EYES WIDE OPEN SEE THE MOON ON THE OTHER SIDE OF YOUR SMILE WE GO DOWN IN CELESTIAL LIGHT THE FRESHNESS OF THE NIGHT SENDS US ON OUR WAY CURIOSITY SATED THE SLEEP OF A THOUSAND DREAMS A VISIT TO EVERY STAR