Mountain Pass

If I should pass
One quite day
Or lonely night
Upon a perch
Above the pines
At heavens height

If my last beat
Sounds in my chest
And leaves my gaze
With miles to rest

If I should be
So blessed to share
My last breath with
The mountain air

Then I will pass
without defeat
I will be whole
I'll be complete

Reviews

[Relic]

The sight, sounds and smells (especially pine) of the country cannot be duplicated in any city or suburb. Those purple mountains majesty are something that stays with you long after you're gone. I can understand your love and affection for a place of serenity and beauty.

[Lorry]

Simply beautiful. A perfect end to go with a perfect thought.

[Tabby Mac]

Beautiful poem! So you mean hight or height? Either way. I imagined being free like a bird soaking up the beauty and peace of the mountain top. I'll fly away playing in the back ground.
I love writing that carried me away!
Well penned!
Tabby

[Mr. Lopez]

Very nice catch my friend. I too was in a rush to post and thought something looked a little funky but couldn't put my finger on it.i am a rock climber and have been for more then 30yrs . People often comment that I must have a death wish. But it's quite the opposite. I never feel so alive as I do when I'm climbing. People pass every day from gun violence, car accidents, heart attacks, but to pass doing something that you love? Now that's the way to go.but no, I don't have a death wish. Thanks for stopping by.

[Tabby Mac]

I pictured you being where you loved, not you giving up life...but I enjoy the fun facts it makes it all the more powerful of a poem! I enjoy nature and love to be at the top of the mountain looking over everything, so with this piece I imagined that if it were my last moment I too would love it to be surrounded by nature and a beautiful view. I too have no death wish but if we could pick our last breaths view this one would do!
Keep climbing in writing and in life!
Tabby

[aLittlePain]

A life lived, a wash of peace in your words. Very nicely done. R xo