Best Hiking Poems

Sonnet 21, Old Hiking Shoes 
(Spenserian Format)


Don't grieve for me here on the attic shelf;
we're joined infinitely as one, you said.
In an old moldy box now, by myself;
my place was there tucked well under your bed.

Don't grieve for me here within the dark dread;
the days...

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You’re the world’s worst hiking buddy
How did we end up so muddy
Not even sure we can scrub it!

How would I know
Can’t stick my hand in that hole
I thought you had the first aid kit

Yea I dragged a little back
Put too much in my pack
Still we...

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His thick-soled hiking shoes
tread too loudly
to celebrate time's homing invitation
to hear and see, 
feel and smell resonantly hidden diversity
within Spirit's wooded ridge.

He stops to break from sacrilegious pounding
plodding echoes
reverberating through ears attuned for inside voices,
languaged listening and recreation,
amusements excluded from wild nature's cathedral voices,
receiving impassioned...

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The whhhhiind wound it’s wicked way through the snarl of  broken skeleton like branches. In what was left of the dredges of dusky light it tore past the ancient rotting knot holes  protruding from the bristling bark of Grandfather Oaks, creating a whistling,...

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Lacing up my hiking boots
A backpack full of supplies
Heading out on a new trail head
As the sun just starts to rise

Switchbacks up the mountain trail
Waterfalls at which I stop
Six thousand feet of elevation gain
Before I reach the top

Splash fresh water upon my face
Enjoy the flora...

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Let's drift along paths of old heather,
See today is beautiful weather.
The lightest mist of dew still wet leaves
Lying in fields in tightly bound sheaves.
Meandering along citrus trees
Sweet blossoms announce a bumper crop
And fragrance grow up slopes to the top.
A rill flows downhill forming a pool,
We...

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With my furry, white companion, Luna by my side,
We venture forth in Colorado's wide-open stride.
My dog's tail wags, a joyous sight,
As we embark on our hike, under the sky's bright light.

The crisp mountain air invigorates,
As we navigate the trails with a steady gait,
Amidst Colorado's natural...

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Whatever the offerings of time may bring
Whatever song my heart chooses to sing
On life’s small pursuit I shall meditate
Elysian splendor around me, I appreciate
The simplicities of pastoral living unfurl
I’m graced in your stellar light, a cosmic pearl
Serene contemplation, moments well spent
A transcend of intellect, I...

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Wah-ooo, wah-ooo,
Oo-oo, oo-oo, oo.

Wah-ooo, wah-ooo,
Oo-oo, oo-oo, oo.

Walkin' dow-nuh street
On me achy feet
Allah li'l birdies go 
Tweet tweet tweet

Wah-ooo, wah-ooo,
Oo-oo, oo-oo, oo.

Not gonna crawl
In frunnuh you all
Maybe gonna hide unner
A sheet, sheet, sheet.

Ah-ooo, ah-ooo,
Oo-oo, oo-oo, oo....

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the sea winds calling
           calling beach tides thrilling
                  thrilling woodlands for hiking
	      ...

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Trek poles wending
Peak ascending
Trail keeps bending
Effort spending
Gnats offending

Stormclouds rending
Cool rain sending
Flowers tending
Clean air lending
Sunshine trending

Now descending
Hikers blending
Smiles attending
All befriending
Hike soon ending

Sleep descending
Sweet dreams sending
Muscles mending
Smiles unending
Next hike? Pending!...

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What makes the hiking up mountains more striking?
What makes the driving more fun than arriving?
What makes the ocean-ing worth the sun lotioning?
                       ...

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an oak leaf caught beneath my lover's shoe...

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“Winter of your heart”.

     The snows of Winter in your heart.
     confusion and illusions in my head.
     Share our life together. 
     that’s what you said?
   ...

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A new path yet of a familiar kind -

Like many other pathways in its wake,
Dad, look for markers that fill up your mind -

hints of how to return without mistake.
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With care, watch out for snakes and noxious weeds

while engaging this resourceful treasure.
Mom, teach your child...

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