It Takes My Breath Away <br />Where the mountains kiss the sky <br />Slivers of sunlight slip through the scattered clouds <br />In the breeze weeping willows bow as if in prayer <br />Lush green hills meet the valley down below <br />A large crevice snakes its way to a shimmering lake <br />It takes my breath away <br />As a child I ran wild <br />In the tall grass and outcroppings <br />Then I ran away <br />To a concrete city filled with dust and despair <br />With people wandering aimlessly unnoticed <br />Wearing unsanitary smiles as if forced <br />The buildings of glass and steel, with no feel for the land <br />Cold in stature as they block the floating sun <br />The rush to get nowhere, a scurry of insanity <br />Coffee cup in one hand, cell phone in the other <br />They isolate themselves in a crowd <br />Living on the edge of humanity <br />It took my breath away, differently <br />So I ran away again <br />To the place I belong <br />Still wildflowers bloom with butterflies as hosts <br />Songbirds in harmony with the wind, sing away <br />Beautiful noises amplified by the stillness <br />You could toss a skipping stone without interrupting serenity <br />It takes my breath away<br /><br />Alfred Ramos<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/it-takes-my-breath-away/
