Jeffrey Hull
Friday, January 13, 2006
North Face
The north face of the mountain–
The hardest route to climb
Where northern winds blow cruelest
And strike at any time.
A crumbling ledge or outcrop,
A step that goes amiss–
All threaten quick destruction
Above the deep abyss.
Few have the inclination
And fewer still the nerve
To risk their all for something–
It's safer to observe.
The north face of the mountain,
The hardest route to climb–
I never reached the summit;
I hear the view's sublime.
© 2005 Jeffrey Hull
posted by Jeffrey Hull, 7:16 AM
