People need to climb the mountain not simply because it is there, but because the soulful divinity needs to be mated with the spirit.
~ the 14th Dalai Lama
This is the last year.
There will be no other,
but heartless nature
seemingly relents.
Never has a winter sun
spilled so much light,
never have so many flowers
dared such early bloom.
The air is brilliant, sharp.
Never have I taken
such long, long breaths.