REWARD

I groped and struggled,

against the mist,

to get to the mountain's peak.

She was standing there,

as slender as the waving grass,

but firm and sure,

happy that I succeeded;

smiling at me.

proud and happy.

At last,

I found her,

And won her love.

She is mine. . .

proud and haughty,

with all her beauty,

only mine.

The reward I got,

after scaling the mountain,

at the great height,

that I found.

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