first gear, second gear, third gear, fourth
fifth gear as I drive on my way north
beside an ocean inlet, mountains rising high
everywhere to my right reachng to the sky

up and down, curving 'round
cliffs with waterfalls
whose crashing splashing liquid sound
enchants me and enthralls

with windows wide open
to roar of tires and wind
while in my mind I'm groping
for the right words to begin

capturing compelling
moments as I drive,
and feelings now upwelling...
it's good to be alive

beside an ocean inlet,
with mountains rising high -
far above a distant jet
as an eagle's flying by...