Once Close To The Sky Poem by Juan Olivarez

Once close to the sky I heard,
The wind whisper in my ear.
My only companions some big black birds,
Soft gentle whispers, I could hear.

I looked around so high was I,
And the desert far below.
so high that I could touch the sky,
My spirit joyously began to grow.

And I felt free, surrounded then,
By the majesty of God.
to that high paradise, I now was kin,
Like a new born seed, in nurturing sod.

And the wind did whisper in my ear,
This is where you belong.
stay with us man, we hold you dear,
And listen to our song.

And I did stay, long as I could,
Within that desert paradise.
For my soul, it was the perfect food,
And so much beauty, for my eyes.

But like all things, it did not last,
For I have a roaming foot.
And I went away into my past,
All arguments now moot.

I long to see that mountain high,
And someday I know I will.
There the wind will whisper in the sky,
And God's voice, my heart will fill.

3/29/13 Alton Texas