My Mountain

Halo around a naked pine

As I am surrounded,

Just as bare,

By musings: No end.

No beginning.

I want to sit here

And fall with the ice

As it trembles tumbles down the side

Of this mountain.

Now that I am here

I can see from the Salton's blue to

The cool of Idyllwild

To the islands of the Pacific.

All of my homes can be seen from here.

All of my childhood dreams can be

Remembered from here.

I've always looked to this point

From all those valleys below.

Now that I am here

I have a deeper understanding

[Appreciation

Admiration

Awe]

Of why I found strength

In this mountain.