I hope one day to climb your mountain,

The one in the Nantahala National Forest.

Watch the peregrine falcons soar in the skies

And breathe fresh crisp air into my lungs.

Stare out over the sheer cliff drops

See the ice sheet like rocks glisten in the sun,

Enjoy mountain laurel and wood lily in bloom.

Take in all this beauty and so much more.

Maybe we’ll meet one day at the NOC store?