Author: Kainen Krueger
As the sun lights the day
So the moon lights the night
In resolute union, we climb to the heights
We plan for tomorrow
And live for today
Like a flower we bloom, and then fade away
Or we watch as the sun
Beams soft through the peaks
And moves on the slopes
Down a fresh woven sheet
A blanket so soft
And so cold
And so neat
Covers the mountain and the tracks left by feet
It fills us with pride
And is the joy of so many
To carve into this canvas
A harvest of plenty
A sublime interaction
With the processes of nature
These things happened, and happen, and will happen later
We trade not time for money
Rather money for time
Our days are bookended
with laughter and wine
We give our whole heart
To a cyclical passion
So suffer our pockets, empty and ashen
So we dive in the forest
And we swim through the trees
Float on the branches
And sink in the leaves
You’ll hear a song in the story we tell
To play so near the sky
And love each day so well
It is easily guessed by our occupation
That Art through experience is the sole motivation
And if a lifetime of work is all that we leave
Measure not what we earn, but what we achieve