Snippet of the Day ~ Peaks that Pique My...

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“It’s not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.”

Sir Edmund Hillary

Peaks that Pique My Interest (abecedarian)

A brutally cold day

Everything frosty grey

Himalayan India

Journey the Karakoram

Largest mountains

Nepal’s ominous peaks

Questers return

spiritually transformed

Unsoeld, Viesters, Whittaker

Xanadu, Yeti, ZojiLa

2009 © Sue Barton

This was written for the November Abecedarian challenge issued by Susan Budig for the Mindful Poetry Group.

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Comments: 10

Atticus *. Nov 6, 2009, 11:31pm EST

Wonderful Susan. You are having a blast with this form I can tell. ( me too)

Susan B. Nov 7, 2009, 12:32am EST

I am having fun. I like playing with forms until I feel like I've really got it.

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Elsie Duggan Nov 6, 2009, 11:34pm EST

Wonderful Susan, I love how you did this one.

Susan B. Nov 7, 2009, 12:33am EST

Thank you :) This one kinda found me.

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Janice F. Nov 7, 2009, 2:14am EST

Very good Susan...I love how you stretch the subject with the harder words. Time for me to do one now!

Susan B. Nov 7, 2009, 11:36am EST

Yes! Go and do :)

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JOHN BECK Nov 7, 2009, 5:47am EST

Well done, Susan. The first 8 lines flow smoothly, with wise use of pertinent names for the tough letters in the last two.

Susan B. Nov 7, 2009, 11:38am EST

I admit - U-Z are soooo hard. Thank you for allowing me to keep stabbing at this form. The perfect one will happen, I know it will.

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d d. Nov 7, 2009, 6:11am EST

very good.

Susan B. Nov 7, 2009, 11:39am EST

Thank you for reading - I appreciate it so much.

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Snippet of the Day ~ Peaks that Pique My Interest (abecedarian)

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