Through sleepy eyes the girl peered hard

Into the dark expanse ‘round her.

Green fields now in eerie shadows;

Creatures of the night awakened;

And cooler winds started howling

To welcome the shroud of darkness.

“It won’t be long now,” the girl thought,

“Just a few steps and I’ll be there.”

With renewed vigor she went on

Trudging the darkened trodden path-

Each step higher than the previous;

And darkness grew deeper…deeper…

Yet nothing could bend her resolve

To reach the world of dreams above.

“Up to the sky I’ll go,” she said,

“Where the stars lie in wait for me,

And the moon dances in their midst.”

One step at a time, she clambered

Slowly, but steadily she scaled

The mountain in her fervent dreams.

Soon with triumph the girl set foot

On the mountaintop she dreamed about

Just as the moon was emerging

To reveal her silver beauty.

With a deep breath of sheer triumph,

She looked down to where she started;

Now flooded with radiant moonlight

And looked so very far away.

“I knew I could make it,” she yelled.

“I dreamed…I believed…I prevailed…

“I took up the challenge and won.”

Joyfully she sang while dancing

Under the vast blanket of stars;

Stretching her arms toward the sky, 

Embracing the moment’s magic,

And delighting in her victory.