Roof Of The World! Poem by Denis Martindale

Towards the wondrous, pale blue sky,
The mountain top to hide,
The snow leopard climbed, way up high,
Upon the mountain side...
Yet such was he, determined still,
Despite the slanted slope,
Regarding it as but a hill,
Would somehow grant him hope...

So one step closer to the peak,
Just one step more to climb,
Towards the goal he chose to seek,
Just one step at a time...
No foolish run perchance to fall,
Just patiently ahead,
As some example to us all,
If we, that fate should dread...

And all at once, the end in sight,
He stood there in a dream,
The scenic view brought such delight,
Magnificent, supreme...
Now breathless at that view so good,
Remaining for a while,
As if like God who understood
And simply had to smile...


Denis Martindale, copyright, December 2013.


The poem is based on the magnificent painting
by Stephen Gayford called 'Roof Of The World'.


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