Into the heights
And touch the sky
Dangerous
Treacherous
Perilous
But such is life
Even safe on
Valley floor
Respect the risks
Then undertake
To peak the crest
Dangerous
Treacherous
Perilous
But such is life
Even safe on
Valley floor
Respect the risks
Then undertake
To peak the crest
The snow white beauty
Promising the bliss
Of expansive powder
In my mind
Are endless turns
Each a moment
Of transformation
Of perfect zen
To which I return
No matter how far
Astray
I wander
I seek
But carry always
This fair land
Which speaks my heart
Which I am, in all my being
For others
The ascent climaxes
With a beginning
Sometimes
The ecstasy
Is in the descent
Inverted
Yes, like me
Upside-down and
Unsettled
Shake me up
And let the layers
Resolve
Until
Settled
At rest
But clamber up
One mountainside
And from atop
Discover
Endless array
Of pinnacles
Each mighty in itself
Waiting to be conquered