It is taken a little longer than I would have liked to start this series, by without regrets and further adieu, here is a little something from my recent trip to Maryland to hike a portion of the Appalachian Trail with one of the best friends anyone could ask for: Max "Bear Bag" Mishkin. If only we all could see the nature through eyes like his! Enjoy
Mountaintop
Climbing
Switchbacks never-ending
Within the green
tunnel
Searching for the
horizon
We told ourselves we
did this for fun
In ninety-five degree heat
And packs strapped to
our backs
We began to rethink
Where is the
mountaintop?
Calling out the
leaves rustled a reply
Just keep climbing, you are almost there
Trudge mode we called
it
When all hope seemed
lost
A flash of blue
peaked through
The sky was beckoning
As we inched ever
closer
Invigorated
Our new-found energy
Appearing to come
from deep within
But instead, surging
forth from the pair of legs
Churning right
alongside
Companions
Having reached
another mountaintop
There was no such
thing as failure
Just another
opportunity
To redefine
resilience
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