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At the Apex

And then it dawned on the attendant crowds 
That having climbed to the top of the spire 
For he had seen the way to climb up 
The challenge was to climb down
But the way to climb down 
Had sadly eluded him
And the multitudes
Had not a clue 
To offer.

Copyright © | Year Posted 2014




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Date: 12/19/2014 6:30:00 AM
Well written. I like this one.
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Date: 12/15/2014 6:18:00 AM
Well written, Gerald. Climbing up is far from easy...will, strength and resolve are needed. But one has to learn also how to go down again to humbleness. Very good Etheree. // paul
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Date: 4/3/2014 2:41:00 AM
"After climbing a great hill one finds that there are many more hills to climb", Nelson Mandela
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Date: 3/15/2014 12:27:00 PM
Marvelous as always, gerald. It's very nice to read your work again.
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Date: 2/22/2014 2:33:00 PM
Gerald this is a great image....David
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Date: 2/10/2014 4:30:00 PM
Reminds me of the Tom Cruise movie that opened with him hanging on an out cropping that looked like this. A very interesting piece. Peace. :)
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Date: 2/4/2014 2:38:00 AM
Interesting form and well done. I'm going to have to try this one.
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Date: 2/4/2014 4:32:00 AM
Mark, Vicky, Anunda... thanks a heap for your time and thoughts.
Date: 1/7/2014 11:08:00 PM
I like this Gerald! I like how you've sought of started the tale in the middle but captured the story well. It's interesting - the challenge is usually to climb up - this goes to show that one should always be prepared to cover all the bases. Nice! Very nice!
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Date: 1/5/2014 3:03:00 PM
nice poem.. like it.. check out my latest poem and comment on it
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