Mount Kenya ~ My special place

[Elizabeth]

When I said I could climb any problem
And understand everything you put before me
All the crevices and summits
You realized that I had taken it literally
So you took the mountain tops away me.

The one thing I loved so much
To climb Mount Kenya, again and again
To hang so liberated
And that time I heard my Dad’s voice so far away
Asking me to hang on and finish my difficult climb.

Stupid me, stupid me… I could have just let go
I've never got the messages in life right
Now I have neither the knees or money to go back
I will live the life of a person who let ‘THAT MOMENT GO BY.’
Or do I say to hell with it ALL and reach out one last time to speak to my creator in Mount Kenya's special place.

And in my own selfish way say good bye.

[Rags]

Mount Kenya ~ My special place

Ahh Elizabeth,
So melancholy.
Knees and money. Same as me. So I am seeking other things.
Did you really let the moment go? Or is something new waiting for you, just out of sight? Something you may not have thought of as a new endeavour.

[beatle]

Mount Kenya ~ My special place

Please don't say good bye, Elizabeth. It's a wonderful poem. It's a difficult life. But please, do not say "to hell with it all". Please, do not be selfish.

[Cinders]

Mount Kenya ~ My special place

Elizabeth,

I agree with Beatle. Don't say good-bye. Say hello to new things.

Do not dwell on what you have not done or cannot do.

Dwell on what you can do that is good. You have much good inside of you.

I love your words, Elizabeth. You have always painted a beautiful picture of your land, your family and your soul. You still have much to do and give to this world.

Love,
Cindi

[Sunbeam]

Mount Kenya ~ My special place

Elizabeth,
It is always good to post your thoughts - you can never do that too much. "Mt. Kenya" is an allegory in all of our lives. Sometimes we do need to let go and wave goodby - to an old life which included too much alcohol, to opportunities which have passed us by. I know my worst drinking was while I was depressed as a result of multiple orthopedic and neurological problems which do now limit my future. I greatly miss being able to walk as far as I wanted, whereever I wanted. So that is now gone.

Overall, I have a golden life: a good husband and family, job and financial security, a respected place in my community, many satisfying interests and friends. Alcohol has the potential to ruin all of that. So I wave goodby to the things in my past, good and bad, and welcome the future that I create.

[Evie.Lou]

Mount Kenya ~ My special place

Dear Elizabeth, you are a very competent, capable, caring and Talented woman.Life is a journey down a long and curving road.Along the way you are gonna hit potholes but if you stay focused, straight ahead, the going is bound to get smoother.Use the power of your thoughts to be the mind traveler and then at any moment you can be any place that you can imagine..Stay close to us and soon things will feel better..

[rubywillow]

Mount Kenya ~ My special place

I have my special place too, E, and it's on a mountain also. It's almost sacred to me and I've almost lost it to AL SO many times. I can't climb down the mountainside to the stream like I used to with my sweet Wolfgang. He's been gone 2 years now. So I take the trail, the long way, but I still end up in the same place. I guess AAL & age took some of the adventure out of the trip, but the destination is worth it. Hang in there, baby!