When Words Won'T Do

I am tormented by all the splendor The rocks, the trees Their green, sometimes colored leaves I am beset with finding the words to communicate my thoughts, To lavish onto the world How it makes me feel Words... I don't know the words They couldn't properly describe The views from a mountain top As the clouds swirl by A hickory crested ridge Smothered by a summers breeze Alight with sunshine The sensation of riding whitewater Through an ancient gorge, older than the very mountains Of the river spilling onto you As you tame it's wildest waves The sound of two strings Coming into tune, then strummed By someone who has taken the time To learn the theory Of every pluck, of every fret The soft, cool touch of lips The first time you kiss The person your heart beats for And will beat for until it can no more Words will never fully express So I will not try, too hard Instead, I will experience things So I can say I did And I can say I lived