Mountain Girl Poem by Jon Blanes

Mountain girl, eyes of sky
Star laden feet from moonlight passes
the evening wind winding around your waist
fragrant with the apple blossom.
Horse in the valley
sunset in your hair
lead me through the meadow pass
your broken hand in mine.

Mountain girl, eyes of sky
the storm that rages in your heart
the shining stars
the diamonds on the blades of grass.
The surging swell of dawn
across the harbour
drying the dew in your wild hair
cleansing your heart from night's blue shadows.

Mountain girl, eyes of sky
laying with me in the orange orchard
sunlight through the branches
falling onto your open smile.
Our hearts entwined
tangled in the grass
looking through the leaves of green
breathing in the mountain blue.