Nepal - Poem

One step at a time

Thousands of steps,

Laid by people long passed,

I climb as they did,

And look out upon the sunrise,

The ancient Himalayas,

Forged by the Earth’s rage,

Reach into the sky,

Piercing clouds,

To meet the stars,

I’m on my way.

In the thinning air,

My will is thickened,

Desire pumps my blood,

The silence between steps,

Imprinting thoughts into mud,

Fears left on worn-smooth stone,

Worries trickling downstream,

Waterfalls carving rock,

Echoing persistence,

The summit asks,

‘Will you meet me?’

‘I will,’ I say,

On the many steps,

I still must climb.