Freedom Climbing Poems

Oh the view, up here you can see the world

Distance so much of it, no end of it

And down! Oh down, it is so far...

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I saw the swifts again today,
High on the wing and weaving the crags to the clouds.

I watched them last from my Fall lawn,
Flickering between fantasy...

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Climbing the Ladder

Working night shift just to keep the paper rolling.

Putting in extra time for the wallet to expanding.

Spending days and nights on the grind...

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I dance upwards;
below me,
the waves slap the cliffs
and beat the rhythm.

Wind whipped clouds gallop
with flying manes
across the blue plain of the sky.

The wild geese resent
our...

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The feel of bark under my nails
weak branches bend and groan,
determined, I reach for the top
then perch there, all alone.

The cleansing wind among the leaves
drowns...

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I’m climbing  
Above the canyon…the sun
Hits  		the 		rocks

I ascend
As 	I 	take 	risk 	after 	risk
UP I GO!

I’m climbing
I 	rely 	on 	my 	own 	strength
I’m doing...

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