Shadow of Fear

To tiptoe along the precipice
between life and death,
is to discover the fragile
beauty of life.

To breathe deep
and savour the sweet cool air
with every enriching breath.

The flight of the eagle
or the shadow of death,
as they float, swoop and soar
to torment and taunt.

Those under the scurrying clouds,
the blinding brilliant sun 
and the moon´s indifferent eye.

Strive with soul, body and mind
to banish the long shadows of fear
from the heart and mind,
in the strength of fall and rise
to find a new world and self
on the other side.