The mountains stand so tall,
up on their toes at dawn,
to greet the new sky this morning.
Some catch a passing cloud,
which struggles at first,
then surrenders and settles,
deeply in a waiting mountain valley,
Stretching up ever higher,
the mountains try to hold back the Sun,
as long as they can,
then they too surrender,
and allow the sun’s happy rays to stream
across their border heights.
One mountain takes a deep breath,
and watches this dazzling show,
then it too settles in to watch
the unfolding of this new day.
It asks “Will Eternity be today?”
