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M.C.'s 1st poem:
THE SEASONS I am lying in the grass,completely in my truth.
Back to my childhood pure and sweet,
back to my days of youth.
Naively torn down to my core,
just like a barren tree.
All my leaves have fallen off,
the truth will set me free.
It's autumn now, a magic time,
the colors of the earth.
And I can feel life calling me,
to tell me what I'm worth.
A million leaves of red and gold,
I see the colors glow.
It's time to move on...winter's here,
and days are moving slow.
The winter blues are luring me,
the mountains and the snow.
My deepest sigh, the highest hill,
the icy rivers flow.
The coldest days are still ahead,
and how I long to be.
Upon the tallest peaks of white,
the madness beckons me.
And then I see the swell of buds,
upon a barren branch.
My vision set, my eyes are wide,
as if I'm in a trance.
I hear the sound of varying birds,
I listen to them sing.
For now my wings have opened wide,
I feel the tides of spring.
The endless landscape all around,
a summer's golden hue.
The trees are green and breathing life,
I stare at skies of blue.
I am lying in the grass,
completely in my truth.
Back to my childhood pure and sweet,
back to my days of youth.
Copyright: M.C. Reinhardt
M.C.'s Hiking/Climbing Calendar:
May 6, 2007 - Hamilton Mountain, WA (¼ day training hike)
May 12, 2007 - Camp Muir on Mt. Rainier, WA (1 day training climb)
May 28, 2007 - Dog Mountain, WA (¼ day training hike)
June 2, 2007 - Mt. Adams, WA (2 day climb)
June 9, 2007 - Mt. Whitney, CA (2 day hike)
June 25, 2007 - Kilimanjaro, Tanzania, Africa (7 day climb)
Oct 27, 2007 - Mt. St. Helens, WA (1 day hike)
April 5, 2008 - Mt. Baldy, CA (1 day climb)
April 12, 2008 - Dog Mountain (¼ day training hike)
June 7, 2008 - Dog Mountain (¼ day training hike)
July 5, 2008 - Mt. Rainier, WA (Dan Mazur's 7 day Glacier School) - postponed (hope the leg heals well Dan)
July 19, 2008 - Mt. Hood, OR - north side (1 day glacier travel)
July 26, 2008 - South Sister, OR (1 day climb)
September 27, 2008 - Dragon Peak, CA (1 day hike)
October 12, 2008 - Hamilton Mountain (¼ day training hike)
October 13, 2008 - Mt. Mitchell (¼ day training hike)
January 2009 - Mt. St. Helens (1 day winter climb)
May 2009 - Mt. Adams, WA (2 day climb)
May or June 2009 - Dragon Peak, CA (1 day hike) plus 2 other Sierra peaks
June 13, 2009 - Mt. Shasta, CA (1 or 2 day climb)
July 11, 2009 - Mt. Rainier, WA (Dan Mazur's 7 day Glacier School)
Summer 2009 - Mt. Baker, WA (4 day climb)
Future climb - Nevado Pisco, Cordillera Blanca, Peru (trek and 4 day climb)
Glaciers on Kilimanjaro
My Kili climb pix here (scroll to Kilimanjaro and Safari - June 25, 2007)
M.C.'s pix; click here
M.C.'s slideshow reflecting highlights of the past few years: