By Jack Heneghan
Almost at the Top
Step by Step,
Inch by Inch,
He climbs the rock,
pulling himself up.
Straining the ropes like he strains to reach this goal,
The summit.
So close that he could hear
Crickets move on the rocky plateau of the top.
Just as a golfer has an easy put for the green jacket,
It takes one final pull to reach the pinnacle.
He takes one glance at the waterfall nearby
Suddenly gravity is pulling him alongside it
Cascading downward like a bear market
His last sight is the top of the redwoods
Before he crash lands like a meteor on the forest floor.
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