Exploring

[The big adventure]

I'm going exploring
over mountains .... through valleys .....
I will travel over plains .....
I will drink at an oasis on the way
and search for the hidden valleys
that are fabled to be found in the jungle.

All these challenges will be a wonder
but none will compare
with the challenge of exploring the beauty
of the world that lies beneath that land.

The world beneath is where I hope I will find
the heart of that land ..... the jewel of love
and the rejoicing that's always part
of a shared hope.

That underground world has problems I know
.... sometimes the rock is so hard to break through
.... and then the dark caverns will echo and moan
like lonely ghosts of past pain and woe.

But there's great beauty down there....
glowing spires that have taken ages to grow
.... so down there I'll explore
if you'll trust me to go.

© Ian Croft February 2019