Mountains are for babies
Because they cradle
Like a mother’s arms
And just for a moment
You’re fearless like a baby
Growing to know no fear
Safe from before
But even then
When you’re grown
They still promise
A sunrise and sunset
And a start
And finish to home
But we know fearless
Is not safe
The mountain then
Is more than a cradle
It’s a keeper
And it can only keep so far
The mountain
It’s too exotic
Like a mother’s arms
It will only cradle so long
Keeping without time
Yet
It loves its babies
Kept safe inside
For Scarlett, my sissy ❤