Moments Remembered

Have you ever been lost in an ocean of trees,
Dark earth below a kaleidoscope of leaves?

Have you ever climbed the heights of a steep sloping hill,
Gazed out upon forever and felt your heart fill?

Have you ever ran down the path with arms open wide,
Jumping and laughing and lengthening your stride?

Have you ever laid you head by the river’s bend,
Floating, free thinking with no beginning or end?

Have you ever kissed the red roses like the butterflies do,
Enthralled by fragrance, textures, and a romantic hue?

Have you swung on the swing as high as you’d dare,
Watched the world swimming with wind caught in your hair?

Have you chased the tide as it returned to the sea,
And screamed with delight, feeling nothing but free?

Have you turned your eyes to the clouds soaring high,
And wished you had wings and a hawk’s shrill cry?

Have you conversed with the deer as they grazed nearby,
Whispered understanding through your tone and your sigh?

Have you walked through tall grass and observed your pace,
Marveled at your steps and your inherited grace?

Have you stood on a cliff and looked down from its shelf,
Heart in your throat while you laughed at fear herself?

Have you stared at the stars and shared your dreams,
Danced and twirled, while cloaked in moonbeams?

Have you stood as the rain poured over your skin,
Smiled up at God while he washed away your sin?

All of this is mine,
From my memories grace.
And these moments grand,
I will always chase.

I will tempt fate and follow this lead,
Then sparking, now blazing, this fire I’ll feed.

The hard way and high road is my adventures route,
And I will do far more before my ember dies out.

- Alexandria Englander-Tuttle