When We Were Young

When we were young angels kept guard over us. We were winged & wedded to wishes & dreams; So snug & innocent wrapped in cotton clouds; The world seemed to brim with possibilities. When we were young each Spring seemed like a fresh pink dawn; Each blossoming flower - a bright world of wonder. The night skies were diamond studded; when spirits soared Wild on the wind; then were lost in distant thunder. When we were young we traced twilight's strange kingdoms Where illusion oft confounds reality. We followed the paths of the moon & the sun. We transfigured the hills & valleys & trees. When we were young teeming Nature reached out to us; Blessed by her verdant age we ran footloose & free. Now we are older and can only glimpse such bliss. The life force that was then survives in memories.