Post by Ken Corbett on Nov 17, 2012 21:05:19 GMT -5
When i was a child
i climbed up into the tree
ventured onto the shaking limb
till it whipped and creaked
on the verge of infinity
when i was a young man
i ate the forbidden fruit
till visions shimmered
and i no longer knew
what was false or true
when i became a man
i gambled with my heart
found both bliss and bitterness
learned hurt and how to hurt
till i learned to love
now that i am older
i yearn once more to taste
the heady tang of risk
to bet it all on one throw
to finally let go
but only in my dreams
now i find happiness
in the arms of my love
the smiles of my children
the glee of my children's children
Ken
i climbed up into the tree
ventured onto the shaking limb
till it whipped and creaked
on the verge of infinity
when i was a young man
i ate the forbidden fruit
till visions shimmered
and i no longer knew
what was false or true
when i became a man
i gambled with my heart
found both bliss and bitterness
learned hurt and how to hurt
till i learned to love
now that i am older
i yearn once more to taste
the heady tang of risk
to bet it all on one throw
to finally let go
but only in my dreams
now i find happiness
in the arms of my love
the smiles of my children
the glee of my children's children
Ken
