The Mountains Are My Refuge

A short poem inspired by the beauty of the Austrian Alps

The mountains are my refuge, for their wilderness resembles my own.

The quiet stillness at the top brings me back to the deep stream of stillness within my innermost being.

The constantly shifting landscapes below shaped by the winds of change remind me of the impermanence of it all as we emerge out of the universe just to become one with it again.

Here.. in this moment.. in this breath.

For that is all that ever will be.

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This poem is part of my 7-day journey of sharing my short writings inspired by my love affair with the beauty of the natural world and the magnificence of human nature.