(Written for students when I taught music appreciation classes at a Houston elementary school)
I looked so high above, as far as I could see
Was a mountain so high it overpowered me
It's peak not seen by my naked eye
I said to myself, "it must touch the sky!"
It was so wide, as wide can be
To go around would take eternity
Here this mountain stood; in my way it would be
For I could not go forward 'til I put it behind me.
"I've got to do this," to myself I said,
And started to climb, my heart filled with dread.
For I knew deep within I didn't have a chance
Of getting to the top; I could tell at a glance.
But just a short distance away, I saw a little ridge
I could reach in only a day.
"I'll go just that far, then stop there and see
Just how much closer to the top I will be."
So away I went, looking forward to see
Only as far as my first destiny.
I reached the little ridge, sat down with a sigh
And looked ahead to see where my next stop might lie.
There it is; I can see it well
I'll make that one -- easily! I could very well tell.
So this is the way it will have to be
To reach the top, I now clearly see.
For the goals we set, difficult as we may believe
If we take one step at a time, will be possible to achieve.
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