Wow!Lucky to be alive..

Wow!

Lucky to be alive

on a mid-September morning,

rolled up,

Lotto shoes in hand,

as I walk barefoot through

the stream passing by

the blue mountains.

Cold water rustles

as I ford through;

I sniffle back

the nose dripping

as feet turn blue

with the small stones

pinching into the feet.

I feel the Pack on

getting heavy with

my back taking a bend,

though the music from within

is melodious and warm.

The breezy chills

sift through the whining trees…

Suddenly, I glance up

and smile as the orange

sun rays claim the sky

in the northern rocks.