Colors of Earth

A vivid person chooses

A life of many shades

No better inspiration

Than forests, hills and glades

The place I feel at home is

A world of vibrant green

Brown earth beneath my feet and

things that crawl unseen

(Or heard.)

Brookes that babble, azure stream

Leaves whisper in the breeze

Aromatic needles, cones

Fall from Christmas trees

Yellow dandelions dance

Beneath a lemon sun

Magenta flowers blooming

Orange foxes freely run

(From what?)

My hands grip gritty sand and

My skin burns candy pink

My feet explore the land and

I wander as I think

This world is but a small one

And I am smaller still

The universe is vast and

I wonder if I'm real

(I am.)

Stars shine until there's nothing left

Parish in explosions

What they leave behind in death

Births new planets, molten

See, nothing lasts forever

I am no exception

I focus on blue skies, and

Revel in deception

(Breathe in.)

The fire of conviction

Think never of the end

Mountains call. I'll listen

What's just around the bend?

Purple cliffs and snow-capped peaks

Conifers and aspens

Eyes facing mauve horizons

Of my life, I am the

Captain.