Looking down through misty spheres br To visit wondrous lands br Hewn through time, through endless years, br Green fields and golden sands br br With glist`ning spreads of sapphire blue br Unfolding `neath my gaze br Then lofty heights of sombre hue br Ascend through misty haze br br Beneath the soft and feathered clouds br Rise peaks of emerald green br All topped above with twisting shrouds br Of mist, their tips unseen br br And golden plains reach wide and long br Which sparkle in the sun br To then be licked by silv`ry tongues br With threads of silk unspun br br Then hov`ring over range and heath br Where roaming creatures dwell br As veils of purple stretch beneath br Enrobing dale and fell br br (And yearning, hopeless, specks of dust br Behind confining walls br Beset with envy, greed and lust br Chase dreams in concrete halls) br br To fly where beams of gleaming light br On icy rises play br Where fields of pure and dazzling white br Meet deeps of steely grey br br And here green curtains hang above br The apex of the world br Dancing as two wrapped in love br With glorious beauty swirled br br Then soaring high, beyond, to go br Above all, looking down br At this `blue marble` set below br In her black velvet gownbr br Valerie Dohrenbr br