The Ancient Plateau - Act 1
At the British History Museum, we met
To discuss our future plans
An expedition beckons
To a far forgotten land
Rumours had been rife
Of a plateau on this lands
Where time had stood so still
With ancient beasts, oh so grand
Down by the Thames
We load the Cargo's for our trip
Scientists and Paleontologists
Are with the crew of our ship
We set sail in the morning
Heading for Cape Horn
Many weeks we will travel
If we survive the Atlantic storms
A shout from the crows nest
Land of the starboard side
Tierra del Fuego archipelago
To the shore we gently guide
Our expedition now landed safely
All personnel and supplies
Tomorrow our search starts
We will see has time defied
We set off towards the mountains
Enjoying the scenery as we go
The closer we get inland
Species of plants we did not know
We arrive at a clearing
Beside a meandering river
It was at this point
My body began to shiver
For just above the clouds
There appears to be some land
This must be the plateau
To scale it, has to be planned
We shall wait a few days
To watch the mists appease
And determine a route to climb
With care and utmost ease
The morning has arrived
Up the plateau steep we go
The air begins to get thinner
As our breathing gathers slow
Vines and lush impede us
Giant ferns with thorns so cutting
Rocky pinnacles exhaust our climbing
Perseverance overcomes their jutting
Our climb has left us jaded
We shall rest overnight
For in the morning we will continue
To hopefully witness forgotten sights
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Copyright © James Fraser | Year Posted 2010
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