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Heavy Spirited on Shadow Mountain
By Richard F. Fleck
  EnlargeShadow Mountain rises 10,010 feet near Grand Lake, Colorado. Courtesy of Richard F. Fleck
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On that morning, bright and clear,
bright and clear was my mind.
My mind took in Shadow Mountain;
Shadow Mountain rose above a lake,
a lake that reflected dense forests.
Dense forests coated the rising hill.
The rising hill had a winding trail.
The winding trail was my objective;
my objective seemed so clear that day.
that day, alas, proved to be challenging,
challenging me beyond my spirit's core.
My spirits core seemed so numbed,
So numbed that I could not begin.
Begin I tried but sat right down,
sat right down on the ground below.
The ground below held me captive.
Captive I remained not knowing why.
Why did I not climb Shadow Mountain?
Shadow Mountain only knows why
on that morning bright and clear.
