This Mountain

At the bottom of this slippery hill,

Mud on my shoes, looking up

The light fades behind the trees

I'm treading up, not gonna stop.

As the sun comes around again, 

Blinding my eyes but Its beautiful,

One step further, stumbling

I wont fall, I'm tearful.

Cut and bruised in every way,

Grabbing every branch and root,

Pulling myself skyward

Crawling out of ashes and soot.

I am halfway there now, 

The top is where I'm meant to be,

The journey is long, its not over.

I open my eyes, I can see. 

The mountain is not easy,

Its taking everything in me.

I am not there yet but I know, 

Its mine, I am free. 

Reviews

[Chris Shaw]

Life is like climbing a mountain. The journey tests us. We reach the summit, and then we find something else and start all over again. The triumph is in the journey.

Chris

[Dianne S Penfold]

Indeed it is. 🙂

[jacob erin-cilberto]

and once we get to the top, we realize being on the pinnacle is not what is important, it is the journey and how we endured, survived and made it to the top of our own mountain...to where our own life was meant to be.
j.

[Dianne S Penfold]

It sure is.

[Jayden H.]

I like the imagery in this poem; it's almost as if I'm the one climbing the mountain. The theme of perseverance is great as well!

[Dianne S Penfold]

Yes, I'm glad you liked it. 😊

[Rye]

Mountains aren't always that easy to face, but we pull forward anyway. Nicely written

[Dianne S Penfold]

Thank you.

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I like your description of nature. Cause it's feel very real and very familiar to me. We got also lot of mud on our green hills. I also like how you put own perspective . How you wondering if you gonna make it or not. I once was hiking on some hills but I cannot make it cause my shoes were to wet. Anyway quiet nice writing only what I dislike is big formating of your letters.

[Dianne S Penfold]

I'm glad you liked it. I'm sorry about the letters being so big, i honestly didn't think it would look this huge! Lol. I'll try to edit it. Thank you for your kind comment 😊

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You welcome poems with nature elements are my favorite. They always make poem real and truthful. I will check some more of your writing . I am glad to always find some poems with nature. Have nice day.

[Dianne S Penfold]

I do have a few nature ones uploaded. :) I'd really appreciate your reviews on them. Thanks, You have a nice day too.