steady uphill hike
trudge
the high snow line
clamber, climb
throw a leg
over the rock ledge
past the crackles
and dead spot hums
place earphones
tweak the dial
look down
over the valley
soaking in
the strong FM signal
ha.perhaps if we had to make that climb just to get a signal we would appreciate it more....radio is becoming more and more advertising though...but hey, to hear the music i would go to lengths too...
I wonder if the radio was intended as a distraction for looking at the height from which you had climbed. I know I wouldn't dare to look that far down.
ha.perhaps if we had to make that climb just to get a signal we would appreciate it more....radio is becoming more and more advertising though...but hey, to hear the music i would go to lengths too...
ReplyDeleteHa, when exhausted by the uphill climb, it is always good to find that FM signal!
ReplyDeleteOh yes I have been to those places.. Now I guess it's wifi we are seeking ;-) - and I get my radio on the Internet.
ReplyDeleteOK... I was so into this waiting for the view... loved the ending
ReplyDeleteI love the name pilgrimage hill, and I can feel the long climb, and then the long look down. Sigh. Loved this, Ollie.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the radio was intended as a distraction for looking at the height from which you had climbed. I know I wouldn't dare to look that far down.
ReplyDeletewe need some distraction inorder to push us on our aim. and this could be the radio.
ReplyDeletegreat adventure poem
Didn't think i could handle the looking down on the valley part, the climbing okay once i don't look down, afraid of heights
ReplyDeleteA nice real feel to your poem
Have a good Sunday
Much love...
i didn't expect that ending but absolutely loved it
ReplyDeleteTo climb for connection or to connect because we made the climb? Effort is all. Nicely played.
ReplyDeleteAn FM transistor could actually make a good hiking companion though finding good signal might test your patience. Nice one!
ReplyDelete- ksm
A hike and a listen... body and soul unite. You remind me that I need to get out and move more today!
ReplyDeleteThe journey does tend to be an uphill path.
ReplyDeleteGreat writing Ollie!!
jam on, bro
ReplyDeleteThat's good to get that strong signal ~ But I prefer the quiet though, smiles ~
ReplyDeleteI love the immediacy! And the irony.
ReplyDeleteYes a hike to hear the show is definitely a plan.
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