My Canoe
It takes me thru' the wilderness
Where solitude and grace,
Inspire me to better deeds
In the world I daily face.
It skims the waters lightly
Where ne'er a man has trod,
And I view the best of Nature -
The handiwork of God.
It shelters me at nightfall
and protects me from the rain,
Rides lightly on my shoulders
Where heavier loads have lain.
It stands twixt me and danger
Through rivers' boiling trails,
It answers quick and surely
To my paddle and my sail.
While life and breath remain to me
While eye and limb hold true,
I'll glide o'er new found waterways -
With my paddle and canoe.
- Randy Morgan
