In my youth I looked fearlessly
At long distant hills
Squinting to bring
them into focus
With a feeling of
contempt
But old age has
quickly delivered me
To those once distant
hills
As now I stand before
them
And I am fearful
Feeling contempt for
myself
For not embracing
every step
Along that short journey
But its only idle
reflection
And regret is useless
For the hills are no
longer distant
And now the race is
almost run