Long Mountaineers Poems

UNQUOTABLE QUOTES: XLVIII - Tongue Teasers

If the « Yellow Race » could have invented the alphabet, they wouldn’t still be seeing « Images » when they close their eyes. Picasso, Dadaism, Surrealist and Abstract painting...

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Once upon a time in the lands from the north, south, east to west    
Navigating on the cold white sands formed of sugar and ice       ...

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He was the first of many of his kind,
grown long before his siblings came to be
And from the start it was his job to mind
all tiny things that weren't as strong as he

When furry squirrels...

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The bombers began to bleed
their heavy tears of death
from 20,000 feet above the breathless battlefield, 
B-17 Flying Fortress formations
moving with apocalyptic aplomb
the shadows of high metal crosses by the hundreds
rippling along the rugged roman earth
bringing...

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While sidestepping impediments,
Achilles heel stricken with paralyzing zap
chronically inducing captain klutz
to bemoan and yap,
i.e. (think) booby trap
strategically laid down by the missus -

necessitating yours truly
to patschke with marauder map
in an to circumvent and handicap
becoming lame...

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HIDDEN

                      On mountain top
          ...

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Some green; some grayish; some dark or brownish,
Grass-filled; grass-less; some portions clam clownish;
Ups-downs; zigzags; clumpy, ghastly, scary,
Beasts-like fringes clinging to dark aerie...

Herbs, shrubs, trees, climbers, creepers... in kinship,
Growing, like horses uncontrolled by whip;
Thorns, amidst wild...

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Oh! How I long for that
one sweet moment of
loneliness, when the human race
decides to piss off, leaving me
to wallow in my own
company.
The pressurized world,
the ceremonious
corporate reciprocates, one’s
space to foul, with flouting
flagrant farts! Creating
thunderous turmoil, a
chaotic...

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mountain peaks seek to forever commune
      with the very essence of lofty skies
         held inside my innocence here on earth
  ...

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It’s, for me, not nature’s just one aspect or the other;
But, each creature of nature is greater than the other.
An ant moving unnoticed under any leaf or flower,
Rolling food, even under feet of animals much...

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Across the limpid and serene river, the oasis of the Wild West pioneers,
there are ivory and charcoal peaks waiting for mountaineers
to discover as they rest under the long-leafed pines that sway;
on this side, the saw-tooth...

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upon reaching the frozen summit,
the mountaineers jump in jubilation,
then proudly unfurl and firmly plant
the damp flag of their faraway nation;

oh, how they noisily whoop it up,
strutting in chest-thumping elation,
slapping each other's shoulders
in riotous joy and...

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they were up there, on the stage,
" exotic dancers", the term they 
gave; the tall one "Avalanche", 
the shorter, "Aurora"

long black limbs , Aurora's, graceful
steps so Avalanche, her marble feet 
pure snow

they intertwined and caught...

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Atop Ole Everest 
mountaineers delight
Your souls she can take
In darkness of night 

Her vengeance and beauty
Are one in the same
With wildness in her
She’ll never be tame

Almost to summit
So close to her peak 
Climbing on north...

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Sacred and pristine Russian mountain;
here I am to ponder on your beauty;
From photographing you I cannot abstain!
Sacred and pristine Russian mountain.

Dear Russian mountain: 5861 miles plus
19 hours it took me to reach your home,
surrounded by...

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(Every year I write a charge for my team at the beginning of football season. It is a joy to combine two of my passions and I encourage you to write about your passions, whatever...

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Those who climb mountains
	live forever
	unless they fall.
They only drink icicle drip
	and chew thorns.
Their soles are like thin mattresses
	that are well used.

They breathe tinted air,
	unfiltered.
Over and over again
	the hill is calling.
No obstacle is too long.
They are...

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Travel with me to a nature lover's dream
Denali's grandeur is the unfolding theme
Expansive vistas paint a wondrous scene
Snow covered peaks look quite so pristine.

Morning sun blushes atop gray clouds
Majestic sights gratify excited crowds
Glaciers glow upon...

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childhood innocence
freedom to roam natures way,
Galactic image.


Another day, adventures sought, friends to meet,
rise at five,  sun just rising, head for the fields,
long day ahead, dog by my side, decisions to make,
camping in the hills...

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If I were a mountain climber,
I’d always take the time
To check out superstitious lore
When choosing where to climb.

For recently an avalanche
Took several climbers’ lives.
I’m sure they left some grieving friends
And parents, children, wives.

This avalanche occurred...

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Carved are your Cottages  (This poem is in English and Polish version)
Rzezbione chaty twoje
 
Carved are your cottages,
Rzezbione chaty twoje, 
embroidered are your clothes.
zdobione piekne stroje. 
The ballet is your dance –
Baletem taniec twój...

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West Virginia was led by a Heisman contender,
They would never let an unranked team under their skin,
Never thought they would be forced to surrender,
They thought they had it in the bag, just another win.

The Panthers...

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Climbing Mountains


Sitting atop on the mountain; I'm leaning
against a crevice of a rock
I'm viewing the stars and the clouds
They have not waged mere wages of war
All the natural brooks are streaming  into formation.
 
As...

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Himalayas beckon everyone to come to its fold 
                       In as many seasons...

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The Bolted Brain

      Like permanently set cement.
      Ever try to speak to one?
      Whose vacant eyes just glow!
  ...

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