My lungs burn and my nostrils flare, I feel alive.

  Gasping for breath as I propel myself forward,

  A cry of joy wells up from inside.

  I let it loose, it feels wonderful,

  No one but me and the scenery for miles.

  My muscles are like springs,

  Snapping me forward.

  I’m alive, I’m alive, I’m alive.

  I go for hours, not a thought but the wind,

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  I’m free for today, and I whip myself forward.

  Dra-dra-Drum, Dra-dra-Drum, Dra-dra-Drum

  A small river up ahead,

  Thrill shoots down my spine as I gather myself to leap it.

  I stretch, I expand, for a moment, I fly.

  Snap! I pull myself back in, my hind legs coming forward.

  Th-thump, and I’m off, singing out a note of joy to the wind.

  For today I have no cares, nor worries or must do’s,

  I Am the wind!

  An exhilarating thought.

  I am the Wind.

  The mast on the forest floor flies up in my wake,

  The small creatures and people are bewildered by the disturbance.

  I laugh at my freedom,

  Faster, faster, and faster again.

  My muscles burn, my lungs on fire.

  I love it.

  I slow down to catch my breath, but it's long until I’m off again.

  The sun is low on the horizon by the time I start nearing home.

  My sides are so slick with sweat that I’m literally shining!

  I breathe through my nose slowly and steadily,

  My stomach is growling.

  I couldn’t have asked for a better day.

  very, long time ago.