THE CLIMB...

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The road was  rocky with many
many twists and turns..
Dark, dreary, it's upward
climb seemed at times uncertain..

Today the sky opened,
the warm sun illuminated
The road before me...
I could see clearly now all
there was left to be...


As I looked ahead, the arduous
trail was coming to its end..
Was this a dream or was
this view truly the last bend..

I stand upon this mountain
To see the road below..
Feeling a sense of elation,
yet sadness grips my soul..

Years it took to climb this
path to reach the top..
My mind can not believe,
nor can it comprehend its
at the end, the road has stopped..

There is still more days, the
future still lays ahead..
As I take a breath, it is freedom
I feel .. Yes, FREEDOM I said !!

Patsy McNutt Morgan
11/23/13
(The day after I retired)