Poetry

In the Folds of Wilderness

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As I went up to the steep wilderness
winding paths,
sudden popping obstacles,
the briers,
the shrubs brushing the legs
with a prickly feel,
I was paused many times,
halted often
and the slippery climb
forced many a time
to ditch the trail

But then the anticipation of the hilltop view,
the valiant waterfall exquisite thought,
and the feel of a breathtaking sight
gave my strives a pace
and when atop,
in the embrace of nature,
lost in the momentary blithe
and that defiant smile said it,
for after all it was worth the fight

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