That day I did happen upon A mountain that I thought to there climb. This mount was tall, greatly peaked And crowned, as the wise splendor, with snow. Daunting, the task calls me forth Eyes agleam with fierce joy, I test my worth.
Young and brash, so did I run, Zeal yet unripened on wisdom's vine, Until strengths end I had reached And then my foolishness I did know. As I sat to catch my breath Shame now would surely bring about my death.
Yet as I sat, risen, the Sun With gentle beams, lit a path now mine. Slow steps I take; Caution I heed. Steadily now to that peak I go, Each step holds its own great cause I stride onward, forward, no more to pause.