They are always there
They mark the time
Forged from tension, erosion, fire
and ice
Hills
Valleys
Hike in between
One step in front of the other
What do they care about who sits
on these shores
What does it matter
People come and go
Mountains mark the time too long
for me to see
But…it does matter me!
To others?
Those summers mattered!
They formed me (others)
These friendships mattered
These lives mattered
Late nights
Early mornings
Long days
Moon and stars
Sunrise – sunset
Songs sung
Dreams prayed
Unaware of danger
Only possibility
Of love
Justice
A better world
You can make a difference
You made a difference
Steps are sure and fast
And it doesn’t matter at all
The mountains will outlive you
The erosion will form new things
The songs will be different
People will change
Life gives way to death
Love hurts
Injustice is real
The pace of our steps slows
The hike is harder
The moon still shines!
The stars come out
The sunrises
Babies are born
Life goes on
Bills are paid
Work is done
Priorities change
The steps keep going
Adjustments are made
Loss happens
There are good and bad
Unexpected twists
Life doesn’t work out the way we
plan
It works out worse
And it works out better
Love is deeper
We give up things for others
For our own sanity
We gain things
Nothing is a straight path
We couldn’t have known
The mountains try to warn us
But we didn’t see
We didn’t appreciate everything
We took it all for granted
Our steps were too fast
Thought it would last forever
Never imagined it would be us
But it all makes sense
The moon lit waters
The lakes shore
The mountains
The stars
The sunrise
Yourh
Growing old
Mourning the loss
Our dreams
Our love
Each step
All of it wrapped in the universe
All of it part of the greater part
All of it part of God
The mountains teach us the lesson
