On Paths: Glacier Descent and "Here"

Here
On the way,
many beautiful camps
offer themselves for the night.

But to know
when to keep walking and
when to stay,

and, after stopping,
to know without a doubt
that this place, where one stands,

here

I am at home.

(Photo:Glacier Descent, late summer, the Alps.
(click on photo to enlarge.))

Here is part of a cycle of 80 short high country poems. If you would like to see more
of these simple, direct, single-image pieces, go to On Paths or On Paths II.

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