M O U N T A I N
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McRee Anderson's Climbing Journal

Text and Images Copyright 1996, William McRee Anderson

GAIA SPIRIT

I BORN FROM DIRT AND ERECTED FOR LIFE

MY PARENTS: FATHER MOON AND MOTHER EARTH

SUSTAIN ME WITH THEIR ENERGY.

I PLAY IN THEIR PRESENCE, TRYING TO

UNDERSTAND THE LESSONS THEY TEACH.

I AM A STAR BABY!

TIME IS IRRELEVANT AND I HAVE NO JUDGMENT OF SIZE!

I HAVE BEEN BORN AGAIN AND AGAIN 1000 TIMES OVER.

I HAVE SEEN GREAT DINOSAURS PLAYING UNDER A PRIMAL SUN

I MARRIED AN EGYPTIAN PRINCESS WITH EYES THE COLOR

OF A NEVER-ENDING SUNSET

I DRANK WINE WITH THE ROMANS AND TALKED WITH SOCRATES

I MET CHARLES DARWIN AND FELT HIS DESIRE TO KNOW ME

I REMEMBER I AND A SMALL BAND OF PRIMAL FRIENDS

CROSSING THE BERING STRAIGHT AFTER THE LAST GREAT ICE AGE

I WAS THERE !!

NOW

I AM HERE !!

MY ELEMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPOSED AND RECOMPOSED

AND THEY WILL BE PASSED ON UNTIL ETERNITY !!

I FERTILIZE THE GRASS THAT GROWS STRONG IN THE SUMMER!!

I AM A PART OF THE GIANT SEQUOIA TREES THAT NEVER FALL

I WILL BE REPRESENTED IN ALL THINGS

LOOK FOR ME IN THE DIRT UNDER YOUR BOOTS

OR IN THE EYES OF A WOLF

LOOK FOR ME FLYING SOUTH FOR THE WINTER,

SWIMMING IN A BROOKE,

OR SPINNING A WEB.

IF YOU LISTEN CLOSE YOU MIGHT HERE ME:

IN THE CALL OF AN EAGLE

IN THE HOOT OF A OWL

OR

IN THE ROAR OF A TIGER

YOU WILL KNOW ITS ME

YOU WILL FEEL MY PRESENCE

WE ARE EARTH CHILDREN CONNECTED TO ALL THINGS!!

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