Tomichi Point

I went to Tomichi Point

Just to test my skills

A place where some go

A scree covered canyon

And there is no trail

Just dusty winds blowing

And some don't live to tell the tale

So I tied my boots on tight

Pack saddled high up on my back

Drifted down and out of sight

It was sheer and it was narrow

My feet were fumbling the whole time

Searching for a cairn or some human sign

Loneliness slipped deep into my mind

The shadows of the canyon

Were darker than sun could shine

But shades of crimson

Crept out from the pines

A ghostly wind humming by my side

The rattlesnake slithered away from the sun

So these cliffsides were no trouble of mine

Vultures soared above me

For what I was uncertain of

When crumbling of rocks filled my ears

I took one wrong step

The one I'd been dreaming of

To these dark canyon walls

I did say my last farewell

And I saw a ruby filled sky

Remembered the love in your eyes

Watched the hawk flying high above

So no panic filled my mind

Just a fall from some average guy

With no trouble left in sight

And the bluebirds sing for me tonight