\"Writing.Com
*Magnify*
SPONSORED LINKS
Printed from https://shop.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/883805-Continental
Item Icon
by Nate Author IconMail Icon
Rated: E · Poetry · Nature · #883805
A memory of hiking the divide
At 13000 feet there
is little visible life.
The trees have receeded
to leave a tundra landscape.
Rocks and grass underfoot.
The cool air preserves the
cold mountain snow in my path.

A steep climb behind me
is soon forgotten in
the minds eye as the
descent beckons us.

But from this ridge
a clarity is found. Staring
down the towering giants
are more my equal. We dare
not linger long for the
length of this journey will
last the rest of the day.
© Copyright 2004 Nate (tigernate2 at Writing.Com). All rights reserved.
Writing.Com, its affiliates and syndicates have been granted non-exclusive rights to display this work.
Printed from https://shop.writing.com/main/view_item/item_id/883805-Continental