I thank you God
For the strength in my muscles
The air in my lungs
The beat of my heart
As it pumps my blood
The sky overhead
A deep patch of blue
the sun and shade dappling
the path I choose
The trickle of sweat
That runs down my spine
As I labor uphill
Through the firs and pines
The view that awaits
At the crest of the hill
and the feeling of peace
that enfolds me still