Haiku No. 1

A river so swift
When it paused to think;
Drowned in itself. 

Basecamp

Had a good dose of inspiration last weekend and decided to write after a long long time!!

The flap of the tent lies open

Snow on the mountains have stopped their fall
A new adventure lies ahead
Yet I sit inside—content, straight and tall.
Gone are the goals of being on top
No more excitement to be the first
What has happened to my ambition
Where have they gone, my hunger and thirst?
How right was Rodin when he said
Meditation destroys the arms and the legs
Now the biggest battles I want to fight
They are occurring only inside my head.
I know not what else to achieve in the mountains
I am not sure of what I want to find
Do I simply need a dose of divine inspiration
Or is my fate locked in my thinking mind?
There is no fear of the untaken path
All the tools I need are beside me
But there is such peace in this moment
Of not bounding out to see.
The clamouring bees are up and about
Wind-braving pines begin their morning call
New discoveries and trails with all their promise
Yet I sit inside—content, straight and tall.

Kuari Pass Trek, Day 3, 2011