Saturday, January 24, 2015

pilgrimage hill

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

17 comments:

  1. 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...

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  2. Ha, when exhausted by the uphill climb, it is always good to find that FM signal!

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  3. Oh yes I have been to those places.. Now I guess it's wifi we are seeking ;-) - and I get my radio on the Internet.

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  4. OK... I was so into this waiting for the view... loved the ending

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  5. I love the name pilgrimage hill, and I can feel the long climb, and then the long look down. Sigh. Loved this, Ollie.

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  6. 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.

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  7. we need some distraction inorder to push us on our aim. and this could be the radio.

    great adventure poem

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  8. 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

    A nice real feel to your poem

    Have a good Sunday

    Much love...

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  9. i didn't expect that ending but absolutely loved it

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  10. To climb for connection or to connect because we made the climb? Effort is all. Nicely played.

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  11. An FM transistor could actually make a good hiking companion though finding good signal might test your patience. Nice one!

    - ksm

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  12. A hike and a listen... body and soul unite. You remind me that I need to get out and move more today!

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  13. The journey does tend to be an uphill path.
    Great writing Ollie!!

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  14. That's good to get that strong signal ~ But I prefer the quiet though, smiles ~

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  15. Yes a hike to hear the show is definitely a plan.

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