Jim Vandevelde Poet Rhyme

The Climb

In the Mosquito Range of the Colorado Rockies,

Mt. Democrat rises 14,155 feet,

I summited in winter, amidst, fog, wind, and sleet

Waist-deep snow in some places, a solo ascent,

 there were no other faces,

Alone the expanses are terrifying,

But the sheer beauty  awe-inspiring,

Once In the boulder field, there is false summit after false summit,

On each side a 1000-foot plummet,

Near the top, the clouds moved in, no visibility just strange voices on the wind,

Once at the summit, the clouds abate,

Revealing a view only God could create.

JEV

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