The Mountain Top

The path up the mountain
leads to the top

Where do you go from there?

in the wilderness
every step takes
you further
into
wilderness

from grassy hills
to tall
dark pines
surging brooks
thick brush
jagged cliff
green clearing
wild red flowers
cold rough moss

as you go further
you approach the center
of limitless
untamed
earth and animal

fawns running
buzzards circling
mosquitoes humming
crows cawing

What path can take you
to that center?

This way is pathless
this journey is endless

when you reach the source
you will find yourself
lost
         and
                   found

You are at the top of the mountain
now--
go ahead
and take the next step