Say What?

 

It’s a monumental day.

And people of every stripe

look up seeing obstacles

in place—rivers, pitfalls,

blockades and walls, all

impeding the way.

How do I get there from

here, the curious and

ambitious will wonder?

I’ll crawl, climb or fly,

if need be to reach the

other side, some will say.

Then there’s always the

wise guy like Mohammad

who makes it into the

Koran by saying (para-

phrasing of course), if the

mountain won’t come to

him, well then, he’ll just

have to go to the mountain.

And then too, there’s

always the satisfied guy

who decides he’s perfectly

fine right where he stands.

“Nice view, beautiful day,”

he’ll proclaim. “Not only

that, but ‘monumental’

wouldn’t you say?”

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Chris Hanch 4-24-2023