A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

THE SUNSET OVER THE PACIFIC 
IS MAGNIFICENT THIS TIME OF YEAR,
WHAT A DELIGHTFUL SIGHT 
TO SEE THE SEAGULLS 
LIFT THEIR WINGS WESTWARDS 
FOR THEIR NIGHTS REST.

A COOL BREEZE SLIDES ACROSS THE SHORE
AS A GIFT FROM THE RESTLESS WAVES,
CAUSING SUCH FREEDOM OF SPIRIT, 
AND DELIGHT TO THE HEART,
HAV’ENT ESCAPED THE NOISOME CITY.

AS I LAY ON MY BLANKET,
I AM LOST IN THOUGHT
OF THE BLESSEDNESS 
OF THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE.

WHILE THE SUN DESCENDS
INTO ITS HIDING PLACE,
IT GIVES WAY TO STARS
THAT ARE AWAKEN 
BY THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT.

A BREATH OF FRESH AIR 
FILL MY LUNGS 
EVERY TIME I INHALE 
AND I AM THANKFUL,
FOR THIS GIFT OF LOVE
FROM HE WHO HOLDS THE WORLD 
IN THE PALM OF HIS HANDS.

WILFORD BARKER.