From this Height




From this height I see you there, wishing and wondering
And you see me as you look up from below, smiling and content
“How did you get there?” you ask.
“Does it make you dizzy, looking down?”
“Were you born with a silver spoon?”
“What's your secret; will you tell me so I can come up to see?”

Questions from the seekers of truth, starving for knowledge
Would they understand if I said, “You are your God?”
Should I try to explain, “Peace and Joy are within you?”
Waiting to be invited to be your choice, your will
This mountain you see is an illusion caste by your misunderstanding
Confidence and love are all around everyone that seeks them
The only lesson to be learned is how to accept.
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Submitted on February 08, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXXXX XXXXAXX
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 701
Words 135
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 7

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