A Poem

Written by Alex a few days after our North Dome conquest...

 

Looking up the sky darkens

Looking down the trail narrows

One step at a time sweat forms

Rising higher up the granite walls

Boulders towering precariously

Seeming to grow ex nihilo

 

Higher, higher, the trail turns sandy

One step forward one-half step back

Looking back the valley lies wide open

Beauty unnoticed by many

The Merced cuts through the trees

 

Higher, higher, we are walking up a stairwell

One step at a time my legs tire

The waterfall should be roaring

Instead it lies dry in the summer heat

Finally above the sky has turned pink

Half Dome glows reflecting night’s beauty

 

Higher, higher, the way appears

Energy sinks into the granite

Body and trail slowly uniting

The mind is sharp, the eyes are open

The top beckons as we draw near

 

The top, finally reached, God’s creation

All things declare the majesty of the LORD

Descending towards the dry creek

Pools of water left from the early summer

Beckon to enter for a swim

 

Lower, lower, to cross the bridge

We hope you enjoy this glorious late summer Monday! Grace and peace.