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climbing (revised)
by jude forese → (All Poetry by jude forese)
Monday, July 13, 2015    Rated "G" by the Author.
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reaching is not an easy matter

surrendering to lofty ideals
made while climbing over difficult shores
leaves one exhausted and unapproachable

especially when the stairway
is twisted and precariously unstable

so my willingness
to probe through unseen circumstances
leaves me vulnerable and unsure

but it’s the “not knowing”
occupying the ridge over distant cliffs

that keeps me climbing

climbing over what I refuse to imagine
or pretend not to see





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 Reviews of "climbing (revised)"
Reviewed by Kathleen McDonald
Reviewed on September 25, 2015
Life has its up and downs and we are all constantly climbing back up.

hug
Kathy

Reviewed by C. McGovern-Bowen
Reviewed on July 29, 2015
herein lies the heart of the game... balancing the torment of lofty ideals & willful blindness...
what a great photo, jude!

Reviewed by audrine max
Reviewed on July 28, 2015
Your words give hope during difficult circumstances.. I guess we just have to trust and keep climbing.. Thank you

Reviewed by Kate Burnside
Reviewed on July 22, 2015
Life is both a recurring ellipsis and a spiralling ellipse, that's for certain sure; the way your perilous stairway bends round on itself it a great reminder of that. But still, Led Zep-like, we keep on climbing irrespective of the detritus that stands in the way or the vicissitudes of vascilating moods in motion that pronounce us either willing or unwilling to carry on. Just goes to show that the 'not knowing' is a more powerful motivator and incentive that that which we already know or choose not to see. Nicely edited, Kartero. xx

Reviewed by Amber Moonstone
Reviewed on July 19, 2015
Hey Jude
I believe this author sees all!
I loved this the first time and it's even better this time!
Extremely vivid photo😊
Peace light and love
Amber

Reviewed on July 19, 2015
Keep climbing Jude and keep revealing to us what you see.

Reviewed by Ed Matlack
Reviewed on July 17, 2015
Bob, how did I miss this one, sorry...and about all I can say is that picture with the eroded sand dune surely does this poem explain...Peace, bro'...-e-

Reviewed by m j hollingshead
Reviewed on July 16, 2015

as always, so well said, graphic is perfect


Reviewed by E Phillips
Reviewed on July 15, 2015
After reading Sherry Heim's summation, there's little left to say.

Reviewed by Ronald Hull
Reviewed on July 14, 2015
Life is like that. When we stop climbing, we're sure to fall.

Love that photograph. I was thinking last night that I hadn't seen a poem from you for a while. But here you are…

Ron

Reviewed on July 14, 2015
We are all climbing - one step at a time. It's the unknown that inspires us.

Sandie

Reviewed by Linda Hill
Reviewed on July 13, 2015
Jude,

Life is a never ending climb. Excellent poetry.

Love and blessings,
Linda

Reviewed by ChrisTopher Stone
Reviewed on July 13, 2015
Although the unseen circumstances exist on everyone's stairway and are mostly hidden until discovered over that ridge, our willingness to continue is the center of who we are.
Love this...

Thanks
Chris

Reviewed by SHERRY HEIM
Reviewed on July 13, 2015
It often seems that life it one battered dream after another but giving up never feels like the right choice. Perchance beyond the next bend shall be the reveal of the life gem that we have always believed, awaits us... Love the photo and the poem, Jude.

Reviewed by Mary Ann Biddinger
Reviewed on July 13, 2015
~Jude~
"So my willingness" plays a huge role in this poem.
Unstable is the image that conveys fortitude moving forward.

Lady Mary Ann

Reviewed on July 13, 2015
Great photo!! Your poem is very meaningful to me. Thank you!!

Love ya.

Jane

Reviewed by Debby Rosenberg
Reviewed on July 13, 2015
and wow that image is perfect for this piece

Reviewed by George Carroll
Reviewed on July 13, 2015
We all at times love to push life to its limits

Reviewed by Jerry Bolton
Reviewed on July 13, 2015
Taking it to the limit here, even with your pretending to to see . . .


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