Rock and Root, a poem
Thoughts on the trail one fall morning in 2014.
Published in
1 min readNov 9, 2016
Rock and root,
Glistening slick from night’s refreshment.
Away from the rain-shy crowds left at the rolling hills,
Higher in, peaceful fog,
The cover of wistful solitude.
The forest’s silence broken only by
Distant planes, brutish trains and emergence of human’s voice, strained.
In morning’s solace, nothing clearer.
Steady footing often a luxury,
Light and swift on narrow paths.
Mountain’s peace, the effort’s reward.
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