Choices
An original haiku on mountains and their symbolism
Choices: an original haiku on mountains and their symbolism by Paije Koller
Ascend the mountain
Revel in the challenges
Spend your life climbing
The mountain is dark
Do not shy away from it
For it is secure
The mountain is strong
The mountain will not waiver
Not as people do
Challenges are met
With doubt and anxiety
Why not with wonder?
Instead, we avoid
When we should be seeking out
When we should just climb
Climbing is a joy
A way to seek new journeys
A way to become
No, do not avoid
Life is too permeable
To avoid the climb
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