Almost at the top

I turn around to the valley

behind the bulk of what's been climbed

since gradient is in decline.





The village below looks like

a tiny model-village

yet less detail - fainter, scant

plus populated by ants.





The clouds above me still they

don't seem that much closer

which can only be an illusion

as the Sky Gods thrive on confusion.





& then a murmur utters 'further'

determination reapplied

(very) almost at the top now

but what lies

beyond the other side

?

...