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Climbing my Grandfather
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Cards (12)
I discover the
glassy ridge
of a
scar
Trying to get a
grip
I
decide
to do it
free
without a
rope
or
net
Andrew
Waterhouse 2000
I
can only lie
watching
clouds
and
birds circle
His thick hair soft and white at this altitude
Knowing the
slow pulse
of his
good heart
One solid block
of
text
Representing the
solid structure
and
impressiveness
of both a
mountain
and his
grandfather
Each line tracks the journey
Charts
the
growing relationship
with
grandfather
Free verse and enjambment
adventurous pace
in which the speaker barely
pauses
in his
pursuit
of
knowledge
and
closeness
Present tense
adds to sense of
immediacy
and
adventure
Partner poem:
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