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The Climb II

Submitted by Ramon on July 24, 2008 - 10:07
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Ancient faces gaze,
eyes rock hard in summer’s sun;
shadow-moisture beards
cloning my stubble –
I enter the cave mouth, high,
obscured by beauty.
It swallows me whole,
“Migration pass expired!”
Winter funeral
takes me back to pools
of clarity and laughter,
short-lived happiness:
The Ancients beckon
(my assignment carved in stone) –
I answer their call.

Comments

Ramona

Submitted by dex on July 26, 2008 - 13:27.

You have mail.

Ramon

Submitted by Semisweet on July 25, 2008 - 13:48.

Awesome picture (and bad boy for stealing it)

There is a waterfall in Howick (in the midlands). Not as magnificant as this but I think it is beautiful.

Here's another kak haiku :)

The thunderous roar
drowns my cries of depression
and waters me down

Oops

Submitted by Semisweet on July 25, 2008 - 13:48.

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Ramon

Submitted by dewet on July 25, 2008 - 08:45.

Where is this waterfall?

Dewet.

Submitted by Ramon on July 25, 2008 - 08:59.

In jou PT shorts.

Ramon

Submitted by dewet on July 25, 2008 - 09:01.

An innocent question. Why so hostile?

Dewet.

Submitted by Ramon on July 25, 2008 - 09:07.

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Ramon

Submitted by Tarnished Lily on July 24, 2008 - 13:46.

This kind of age-old majesty can make our puny lifespans, our "short-lived happiness" seem pretty silly. Amazing pic.

shew Ramon...

Submitted by marijayn on July 24, 2008 - 10:57.

amazing!
the pic and the poem...

Marijayn and Lily.

Submitted by Ramon on July 24, 2008 - 14:26.

Thanks for the read. I was asked to enter this haiku competition on this poetry site and given this pic for inspiration. They wouldn't accept this poem. 'strictly 5-7-5', they said. 'Only three lines.'
So I wrote a crap haiku and stole their pic ;)