The summit





 In the frozen wastes of Antarctica
 the only thing lacking
 was the Sun
 which was found in excess
 only in the Sahara Desert.

 In the heat and aridity of the Sahara
 the only thing lacking was
 an Oasis
 which was found in excess
 only in the Amazon rain-forests.

 Immersed in the Amazon Oasis
 the only thing lacking
 was the Summit
 which was found in excess
 only in the Himalayan Mountains.

 Now that I've reached the highest summit in the Himalayas
 I see that you can't dream of
 anything higher than this.

 On the Summit
 the security and serenity
 are so soothing and undisturbed
 that I could literally
                             die of Loneliness.

 So for that reason...
 since I want to live
 the only solution is descent.
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Submitted on January 07, 2017

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme aBcDx axeDx eBfDx gxe fhxhg cxx
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 712
Words 124
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 3, 5, 3

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