I should have been born a wild stallion,
Or the wind that blows through the trees,
A bottomless well with secrets to tell
And the spirit to do as I please,

I should have been born a bright star
Far from the blazing noon
With a blue velvet sky to hold me up high
While I dance by the light of the moon,

I should have been born a great river
That runs, becomes one with the sea,
High I would ride on the changing tide
And laugh with the whale on my knee,

I should have been born an oak tree
Or the stone that builds castle and lair,
A poet of rhyme to while away time
In an eternity righteous and fair

I should have been born a rainbow
Or the fairy of legend and grace,
An immortal knight with a noble plight,
Mermaid with an angel's face,

Alas, I was born a mere woman
With so little time to embrace
The beauty and riches around me
Before touching the Master's face.

 
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