Gift of Breathe

When I breathe this shallow city air
It leaves me wanting
Takes away my will to inhale
Fills me with emptiness
Right angles
Man Made Chaos
A facade of steel and happiness

But when I'm lifted
From the cloud of black smog
Though the air be empty
It fills me completely

Crisp cold wind
Pine needles brushed in snow
White glowing horizon
An unbreaking hush
Sun kissing the earth
Sparkling snow
Electric sky
A swift night
and the air

It all takes my breath away
And gives it back to me
The gift of Nature's Majesty