10-21-2017, 10:06 AM
High Sierra Night
Late at night at altitude
aptly wrapped in warmth
amid an ambient wind,
I lie staring at glinting
stars flickering through
the shivering tree
canopy above me;
a full moon illuminates
surrounding snow-capped
mountain peaks and ridges,
silhouetting lower layers of
jagged crags and spires.
Breathing in soothing
pine scented air,
I doze off listening to
snowmelt splash among
creek rocks gleaming
in the High Sierra night.
Late at night at altitude
aptly wrapped in warmth
amid an ambient wind,
I lie staring at glinting
stars flickering through
the shivering tree
canopy above me;
a full moon illuminates
surrounding snow-capped
mountain peaks and ridges,
silhouetting lower layers of
jagged crags and spires.
Breathing in soothing
pine scented air,
I doze off listening to
snowmelt splash among
creek rocks gleaming
in the High Sierra night.