Into The Sky

By Gerard Traub  

If I could rise 

into the sky

clothe myself 

in endless cloud

as the sun awakens 

upon my own dawning

finding quiet wings 

and colours aloud.

If I could merge 

with every ocean

lose myself 

in depths of blue

to inhabit the tides 

each ebb and flow

until reaching shores 

of golden hues.

If I could curl 

into a fire

feel myself 

in leaps of flame

from the darkest night 

to a summer’s first breath

seeking a boundless heart 

where worlds untamed.

If I could summon 

the forests and fields

reclaim myself 

as a seed dreams to flower

witnessing all the earth 

between delight and dread

stretching across horizons 

here in my final hour.