I CHOOSE THE MOUNTAIN

Howard Simon 1902-79

The low lands call

I am tempted to answer

They are offering me a free dwelling 

Without having to conquer

The massive mountain makes its move

Beckoning me to ascend

A much more difficult path

To get up the slippery bend

I cannot choose both 

I have a choice to make

I must be wise

This will determine my fate

I choose, I choose the mountain

With all its stress and strain

Because only by climbing

Can I rise above the plain

I choose the mountain 

And I will never stop climbing

I choose the mountain

And I shall forever be ascending

I choose the mountain 

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