Silver Lining

Ascension, Part I: "Silver Lining" Every peak, every ridge, every line Writes a story. A chronicle of elements, A manifest of the earth. Of shifts and stillness, Shadow and light. Wrinkles of time engraved in the mountain face Display a rorschach to the human soul. A reflection of self, A reminder of one's existence in space and time. No matter where the mind may stray, Here, the heart is drawn back to earth. And light that glimmers upon the snow Presents the silver lining, To guide our ascent.