Paradise

[Mithrandir]

I have walked in the clouds near Paradise
A Valkyrie in training and I
I have listened to the mountain streams sighs
The only life was she and I

To walk with her on the mountain that is God
Viewing the grandeur of the gorge with our minds eyes
Near the place called Paradise we trod
Is to see that God is truly wise

To see the fauna in the forest
And wander beneath the pines above
To trod upon its cushioned floor
That is to discover what is love

We saw the sunlight leak through the pine boughs
Hours are minutes as time begins to compress
We almost can hear the ancient Indians whispered vows
As life’s realities fade and all its problems regress

Smiles from a face reflected in a windshield
From one not really there
But always within the mind to be healed
By a heart that is elsewhere





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