These Mountains

These mountains I have seen,
Sunlit with bright morning mists below
These mountains I have known,
Blue-green and purple in evening shadow
These mountains I have felt surround me,
Standing silently, like poetry

These mountains I have seen,
Alight with color in Autumn's show
These mountains I have known,
Stark white against blue sky with Winter snow.
These mountains I have held,
Within my heart and soul on my travels.

These mountains I have seen,
Silhouetted dark against twilight's halo.
These mountains I have known,
A silver mystery in moonglow
These mountains I have dreamed in dreams
And in my waking, been reminded
How lucky, how lucky that I am to have
These mountains....these mountains...

These mountains