Best Climbers Poems

Boot banter grows
Telling these are innocents abroad,
Flash of flesh,
And free movement,
The long vista taken
Through the window,
Fresh Segantini colours;
Not long.
Treading cobblestones,
Draining clear water,
Fit for march;
Like a train,
They snake,
Towards defiant, misty, 
White caps....

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High limestone cliffs rise precipitously
Teetering chunks carved by cruel winds
Tempt adrenaline junkies who clutch
The crevice, inching their bodies upward
Toward the barren flats easily accessed
By steps carved for more cautious souls
Who come to enjoy the canyon below.
Some bring along a picnic lunch basket
For there are no...

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we make snow angels
atop mountain we dared climb
our laughter echoes...

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I from the bottom looked up
Beyond the cloudless dream of sky
And with my empty
Decided climbing this mountain was worth the try
What can a man lose going up:
Some pounds of unwanted flesh
Left in the ruins of communication
Some puffs of breath
Making the lung jubilant against the forecast
Of...

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Rugged cliffs against the mountain face
Shown rising from the morning’s mists,
Silvery tan like discarded slate sparkling
Residue of mica in the mineral-rich stone.
Climbers shinny up the mountain face
Slowly, cautiously moving toward a goal,
The summit beckoning to a victory won
Breathless and weary they upward climb. 

written March...

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  Sometimes we find the strangest things about.
  Like polka-dot turtle shells or diamond studded tree roots.
  Occasionally grace is given to those who can see a teddy bear tree.
  Disguised as a round clump of prickly ends that sit high...

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To be ordinary is extraordinary,
 To be still is a mad endeavour,
 To be sad is easier than happiness,
 To get by, a challenging venture.

The battle starts at dawn,
Does it end, there's no way to know!
For the dear mother of fresh thoughts and
Joyous health, let...

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