The Distant Wind

I remember when

We flew like sparrows

Everywhere the air goes

Sharing no despair as though

The wind was in our sails

However dare the pains of life

Forever pull our tails

I remember when

I would screw up and then

Fix things up again

Like no big deal

All I had were snakes to kill

And time for my mistakes to heal

While being made a hero

That's the way I feel

As the facts

Have no appeal

Until the frightened night (Knight)

Suddenly, became surreal (Sir real)

Alas

The light and fast have passed

As we at last

Have gotten frail

Divinely able

To be grateful

To have made it

Through life's gale

And into the distant wind