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Great poem Dennis and very topical. I climbed Bluff Knoll in my long past youth, I remember the agony of it very well, and despite NOT having PD, I would not attempt it now! Cheers, and keep the poems coming JOY Graham >Bluff Knoll > >Whether you climb Bluff Knoll for the view, >or to be the highest thing >for a thousand miles in any direction >you will still have to pass this place >where the road ends, >and the path begins, >at a sign which carries the comment - >"Summit - three hours return". > >But if you cannot go past that place, >because your used, >discordant body > will make of three hours an eternity, >then you are trapped here, >a tourist, >with the mountain filling your view, >following the path with your eyes >until you lose it among the trees. > >I know that reality stands >between me and the mountain; >but what do I do with this need, >to take the path on upward through those trees >until I am the highest thing >for a thousand miles in any direction, > >and can see everything >except Bluff Knoll. > > > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >Dennis Greene 49/dx 37/ onset 32 >There's nothing wrong with me that a cure for PD won't fix! >email - [log in to unmask] >Website - http://members.networx.net.au/~dennisg/ >+++++++++++++++++++++++++++