Mountain Conqueror
The steep climb
of the mountain
before me
exhausts me.
The peak viewed
of the mountain
before me
excites me.
The steppes taken
toward the mountain
before me
surprise me.
The trails followed
up the mountain
before me
confuse me.
Exhausted,
excited,
surprised,
confused,
I ascend
step by step
I conquer
fear by fear
I crest
level by level
until I summit.
On the top
of the mountain
astride its peak
the view backward speaks
and attempts to teach
what I could not know
from the view below.
The mountain before me,
the twisted trails,
the steep steppes,
the slippery slopes,
all created in me
a conqueror of mountains.
of the mountain
before me
exhausts me.
The peak viewed
of the mountain
before me
excites me.
The steppes taken
toward the mountain
before me
surprise me.
The trails followed
up the mountain
before me
confuse me.
Exhausted,
excited,
surprised,
confused,
I ascend
step by step
I conquer
fear by fear
I crest
level by level
until I summit.
On the top
of the mountain
astride its peak
the view backward speaks
and attempts to teach
what I could not know
from the view below.
The mountain before me,
the twisted trails,
the steep steppes,
the slippery slopes,
all created in me
a conqueror of mountains.
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