Jim Campbell
Rocky Mountain Story

Like giant castles soaring high
searching for freedom in the sky
born in earth’s womb millenniums ago
from molten rock and lava flow

volcanic eruptions and blackened rain
all added to their growing pain
rocks and boulders thrown up high
fell then built up to the sky

millions of years of winds and snow
shaped the crags and glacier flow
snow capped peaks now all around
sing with the wind in joyful sound

temperatures drop the earth now cool
now mother nature starts renewal
plants and trees sprout from the earth
ending the grey and barren dearth

green lakes and forest now appear
roamed by grisly bear and deer
eagles soar high in the air
searching the crags to build a lair

every colour and different hue
from emerald green to deepest blue
like a painting set before your eye
so this is rocky mountain high

gazing upon this wondrous glory
each mountain tells it’s ancient story
of stars and moon the rain and sun
the tale of how our earth begun