Mountain Morn

Frigid white cloud of breath is formed
	in cold black darkness at mountains feet
blows away on cool biting wind
	as I wait for bright breaking Dawn

shouldering pack of heavy orange
	to climb the trail twisting and steep
to slowly rise into piercing light
	seeking upward to the mountains peak

in piercing light of bright morn
	in hard bare rock of mountain bones
seeking to dry twisted trees
	there to spend long cold day

setting down my heavy load
	off aching shoulders full of pain
from agonizing climb up mountain side
	to the place where I now be

untie the knots of twisted string
	revealing all things that lie within
seeking within the jumbled things
	for the items that I need

awning bright of silver and blue
	carefully tied on twisted trees
a pool of shade from bright of sun
	soon to bring the burning heat

again within the pack of orange
	seeking for the next needed thing
hammock of nylon white strong strings
	tight between the twisted trees

down in deep that bottom there
	of heavy burdens unlimbering 
radio of multi-bands
	to seek the music of bright jazz

and before into the hammock I climb
	with bright pack by my side
filled with drinks and snack foods
	bright fruit flavors with calories filled

under awning of bright blue
	and web of hammock of purest white
with the jazz playing loud
	one last thing do I need

rifle long with action of bolt
	side strung sling of leather brown
eight by forty scope on it
	carefully set by my side

on mountain peak height in bright sun
	in hammock under awning’s shade 
jazz plays brightly in the air
	I wait the day for a deer to come
Copyright © | Year Posted 2019

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