I would love to be an eagle <br />I would take off and fly beyond the clouds <br />If it rained a little, I wouldn't mind <br />At least I would be with my own kind <br />I would soar towards the heavens <br />Might even get a glimpse of a loved one <br />Singing and dancing in the streets <br />I have so many times been told <br />That even the streets are paved in gold <br />I would notice the pearly gates <br />And might even see the manions too <br />Then I would be sad because I had to go <br />And slowly fly back to my montain top <br />Till there was a place for me!<br /><br />Donna Nimmo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/as-the-eagle-flies/
