Flowers and flies
Blossoming and buzzing
Preening and provoking
Along the way.
The great climb
Through valley forest and meadow,
Lessons learned along the way,
Long before the moon-bleached night
Or the glory-drenched heights of the peak.
To see with wonder the brilliant flowers
And endure the madness of swarms of flies.
These are the beauties and beasts along the way
Of the great climb.