• The wind whistles around me and fills my strong wings with air. The birds dance around me, singing of their own joyous flight. The world slows as I emerge above the clouds to marvel at the beautiful sunset. I look down below to see a river of the purest golden softness, breathtaking, yet untouchable. I flex my wings as the sinking sun caresses me in it's warm light. I dive under the river to see deer running across a meadow, enveloped in their own inner happiness. I lose myself in their voiceless joy, as the last of the sun's rays wash over me. I feel a sudden rush of empowerment and embrace the wind, my wings surging powerfully. I shoot higher in the sky, unaffected by the loss of heat. Clouds swirl past me as I climb even higher. I feel as though I've been flying upwards for hours, yet it could have been only moments before I broke past the highest clouds to meet a sight that still takes my breath away. Endless Galaxies of stars flowed in the rhythm of the universe, filling me with wonder and awe. Each star was like a diamond in the boundless mine that was space. I folded my wings, dropping slowly back to earth. I lost myself.....unable to break away from the infinite beauty of the night sky. Only when the clouds completely consumed the sky, like the curtain falling on a spectacular performance, did I unfurl my large wings to meet the wind.