Brothers of the Endless Hill

Brothers of the Endless Hill
by Robert Cade Thompson

A brother among strangers came upon an endless hill,
Miles up with no water,
Took the wrong path.

Thunder boomed and thick rain fell – Terrible and wonderful,
Don’t fight the pain, embrace it,
Patience and prayer.

Boundless optimism leads, uphill is just the new flat,
Back-track the buzzing mountains,
Decide to stay.

Lost on the way to Lost Lake, (can you snap a metal pen?)
Combat the negative thoughts,
A new path found.

Three filthy ponds of false hope with a wide and constant swarm,
But challenge brought great reward,
A heaven send.

An understanding blossomed with slow but solid progress,
A few strangers become brothers
Along the path.

A brother among brothers descended a mighty hill,
With improved testimony,
Not lost, but found.