Journey To the Peak

Little blades of grass touching my naked feet Oh, the soft pleasant touch, the trodden path I am treading again; though this is my first Venture, my maiden hike towards the peak The great heights of the neighbouring mountains! Have you ever lost yourself in the benumbing wilderness? Have you ever heard the silent call of the Titans, metamorphosed Into rocks? Little nameless flowers swaying their heads In an enchanted dance; the chill in the air Gently touching my mortal body, making a grand statement “If the heaven exists anywhere, it’s here, it’s absolutely here” The eternal path leads you from crag to crag, from bends to bends Like a child of nature I play hide and seek with the impish fountains And waterfalls, oh how majestically they cascade down On the wings of wild butterflies, Swiftly hiding Into impregnable gorges The hairpin bends Beckons Oh, the wider stretch again Looming, there is before, the endless and bottomless Gulf of the sky, kissed benevolently by the sunny morning High and hoary oaks and pines Standing on both sides like insomniac sentries The intolerable ache, nearly paralysed feet One Step Forward, another One Inflated lungs Is it the end of the road? Oh, god, at last, yeah, at last I am on top I am looking beneath towards the inviting clouds My eagle soul outstretches its wings The sky kisses my forehead like my mother 17.09.2014 Contest: Pinnacle