by the Sierra de Mugron
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August 31, 2012, 11:04 am
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Camino de Levante, Camino de Santiago, pilgrimage, poetry, prayer, walking
Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Camino de Levante, Camino de Santiago, pilgrimage, poetry, prayer, walking
By the Sierra de Mugron
photo from wikipedia commons
this is the place
of love and space
on this high plain
scanning sky
as if it were my soul
today is the test
the tipping point
I repack the rucksack,
each thing in its accustomed place
that simplicity
seeming to reflect
a certain precision in the walking
another draft poem to share with you and I’d be grateful for your comments. This is an attempt at distillation of a pivotal and hard day during the solitary first weeks of walking the Camino de Levante in 2009.
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I still remember the day you told me about this adventure through The Empty Space surrounded by nothing, 30 miles or so, hot water to drink… a day to remember as a proof for surpass each and any kind of hardness.
Comment by José Carlos da Costa August 31, 2012 @ 10:28 pmUltreya!
yes, that was quite a day! I think 27 miles and very hot. I had been ill, but took a rest by the mountain, sitting on a rock eating plums and chocolate and decided I could get to the end – of the day and to Santiago!
Andy
Comment by pilgrimpace September 3, 2012 @ 3:39 pm