Mountains

I climbed a mountain once –

Not to prove myself

Nor demean its grandeur,

But simply to enjoy the view.

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I climbed a mountain recently –

Emotional rather than literal

Not because I wanted to,

But because I needed to.

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I look at mountains often –

Without them a scene feels plain.

It’s not just their beauty,

But the things they hide.

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I like to imagine,

What’s beyond the mountain –

Another path, a quiet respite,

Something I need to find…

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me?