The Longings of a Country Girl

 

I closed my eyes

All became so quite

I thought for a blessed moment

That I was back in my home

Back in the country

Back in the hills

Away from the city

Away from the noise

For one small moment

All was still

 

I opened my eyes

And reality came back

But the dream was still there

Oh to be back in the hills once more

 

To feel the crunching leaves beneath my feet

To listen to the birds as they twitter and tweet

To watch the squirrels scampering for nuts

To feel my hair be whisked in the windy gusts

To feel my cheeks be kissed by the sun

To hear the gurgling laughter of the creek run

Oh to back in the country once more

 

I want to hear the owls hooting at night

Or the dogs barking up a fright

I want to hear the cricket’s song again

And watch the lizards as they skitter on the rocks

Or watch the snakes slither into holes

And rabbits jumping out from a bush

Or the deer dancing and prancing with fleet

Oh to be back in the forest once more

 

Oh to stare at the stars once again

As they twinkle up above

With a million unspoken wishes

I wish to be back in the country once more

 

Away in the city

A southern girl dreams

Of a faraway countryside

Where the grass grows green

This country girl is goin’ home.