Two Sentence Tuesday #50

            As aspirations go, some people strive to plant their flags upon the mountaintops while others won’t rest until they’ve reached out and touched the stars. For Harry, he was winning at life if he could afford a victory dance on the knoll across the street.

The View from the Summit

The View from the Summit

It’s been a grueling sojourn to the mountaintop;

Can you remember when your ascent began?

You ached and bled to leave that daunting base

In your wake and will the summit into reality,

And here you now are… planting your victory flag.  

Embrace the sweeping landscape of your success

But stop for only a moment, for aurulent stars

Are within your grasp and a new adventure awaits.