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Listen To the Call Up On High
During these Covid-19 days so sad
when an walking trip is not on cue
so missing in one's fondest memories
a trip on high seems so long overdue
My own favourite place to climb
is in the English Lakes so fair
down there a mountain is a fell
many a challenge to make one dare
When one is considering such a peak
there's a voice whispering in your ear
to go on up to such great heights
there's no room in you to be in fear
Listen to the call up on high
it draws you like a magnet touch
as I climbed Skiddaw, Blencathra and Catbells
these feels were exhilarating always so much
The views so breathtaking when on top
making every effort worth it's while
the call indeed looks for a voice, 'I must go'
go but it won't be a strolling country mile
(Quote: "The mountains are calling, and I must go.")
The quotation was made by John Muir, a Scottish-American environmentalist, who was known as the "father of our national parks," and who was an early advocate for the preservation of the wilderness areas in the United States.
Copyright ©
Gordon Mcconnell
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