I Swing

I swing,
I sing,
I smile,
I sizzle.

The swoosh of the winds,
The swish of the trees,
The splash of the rain,
A dash of my pain!

I fly like a bird,
I cry like a bard,
I flow like a river,
and touch with a shudder.

I rise with the waves,
And fall with them,
I swoon with the leaves
And lay with them.

The pendulum sways along,
Leaving me where I belong,
I stay alone,
Not alone, not forlorn.

My moods fluctuate violently,
Sometimes wild, sometimes ugly,
Sometimes mild, sometimes strong,
Like a child, doing nothing wrong,

I swing,
I sing,
I smile,
I sizzle.