may the new year bring you peace, companionship and adventure…may all beings be happy!
when I came here, I believed
it was the mountains that called,
and so they do – Dogen told us this
hundreds of years ago.
these mountains walk.
these blue mountains always
walk. How slowly we must see
to see this. the morning sky
speaks softly running west to east,
reaching to embrace the mountains –
fog and rain,
the blue white brilliance of snow.
everything is a sign
to those who would see. Winter
is here. the grasses of summer
are brittle and brown
beneath my feet. Up ahead,
a dozen mountain bluebirds
break cover as one, each
a singular sliver of blue, each
a slice of heaven, rising,
spiraling up into this limitless sky,
reaching
for the embrace of the mountains,
yearning
for the blue-white brilliance
of snow
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Hello Jeff,
My name is Patrick Fagan. We met at a Ski To Live event earlier this lifetime.
Thank you for continuing to send your poems, and for continuing to write. This one resonated with me particularly well and I’ve forwarded it to a few friends; also skiers and lovers of mountains.
Here are some lyrics I wrote a couple years ago which echo some of the draw mountains have on some of us.
I was born too far from the mountains
Though New Englands hills are fine country
Some are called to the city, some to the sea
The mountain’s always calling me.
Small towns are just too big
Give me a garden, a dog and honeybees
A campfire and guitar, underneath the stars
The mountain’s always calling me.
I love my friends and family
I love singing harmony
And I love time alone
The girl I love most
Is heading for the coast
But I just can’t leave my mountain home
It takes patience and time
Making dandelion wine
The mountains always calling me
(instrumental solo)
I love my friends and family
I love singing harmony
And I love time alone
The girl I love most
Moved out to the coast
But I just can’t leave my mountain home
It takes patience and time
Making dandelion wine
The mountain’s always calling me
The mountain’s always calling me
Happy New Year!
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of course I remember you Pat- thanks a ton for taking the time to share your song. would love to hear it set to music!