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COME CLIMB A MOUNTAIN WITH ME
Come Climb a Mountain
You must come climb a mountain with me So that you can see,
The valley lawns,
The lacy streams,
The ships about the seas.
You must come climb a mountain with me – The sun will be our host –
And you will see
The singing thrush,
The white-winged swan,
The man dumping garbage by the sea.
You must come climb a mountain with me, And you will know the wind,
The skying pines will be our grass,
The cloud-puffed hills our trees,
We’ll watch as Herod’s soldiers work, See Ceasar’s ships at oar,
Odysseus’ bow,
Prometheus’ chain,
Lucifer and Michael´s war.
You must come climb a mountain with me So that you can see,
Above the cold and careless waves,
And the ceaseless rolling sea.
You´ll see the deafened cardboard judge Wash in the Lady’s eyes,
And hear the numbing siren’s wail Across the blackened skies,
And the woman’s failing music In their lucid Paradise.
You must come climb a mountain with me So that you can see,
Above the cold and careless waves,
And the ceaseless rolling sea.
FRANK M. TIERNEY, 1970–2001.
Appointments 2 Foreword 3 News 4 Diary 5 How To:
River Crossing 6
Flora in the British Uplands 8
Dim Dringo 10
£175
ARTICLE
The Climb of Cho Oyu 12 Photo competition 16
Trekking in the Home of
£100
ARTICLE
Paddington Bear 18 Mt Blanc – Maybe? 22
Sikkim Slog –
ARTICLE
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A trip to Incredible India 25
A baptism of fire on the roof of Europe 28
In the Donkey’s Belly – Peru 32
That’s Me 33
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