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I've got to get back to the tall timber soon,​ Back where the big firs saw at the sky.​ Back where I rise to the cries of a loon,​ Back where the osprey and eagles still fly.​ The city and its woes scare me to death,​ The squalor and stench burns in my eyes.​ My heart is pounding I can't catch my breath,​ To tell you the truth, I'm sick of the lies.​ ​ The bells and whistles, the honking of horns,​ The screech of tires the curse and the yell.​ I need to wake up to clear, quiet morns,​ To be stuck in this city's like living in hell.​ I'm gagging on a swill, mistaken for air,​ And I can't trust a soul that I see.​ I'd just as soon lie in a rattlesnake's lair,​ I can't stay in the city, I need to be free I need to have my campfire at night,​ I've got to be able to count my stars.​ I'm blinded by the glare of the city's light,​ I'm froze like a deer in eyes of their cars.​ I've got to get back amid valley and peak,​ I need a good lashing from the wind and rain.​ I crave the culture of a babbling creek,​ I've got to get back to my mountains again.​ ​ I've not seen a smile since I looked in the mirror,​ Their taut furrowed gaunt faces tell of their fears.​ They scurry like mice, amid the din and the furor,​ And they've all got cell phones stuck in their ears.​ I gave it my best,​ I failed your test,​ Now, I need some rest,​ I need a good lashing from the wind and rain,​ I've got to get back to my mountains again. -- Michael Barker Right Click Image Save:

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If you cannot laugh, lower your eyes as this day dies-- crawl with the sun's light out a window towards night. The day delivers too much sun to see this particular piece of earth, produces so many sounds the mind jumps onto dream-stage. My eyes open to a dark window and begin to question the morning. Clock tells me it's that time to begin a day of trying to do what has never been done so well before. --Tim Van Ert Right Click Image Save Download PDF to Print

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