Making My Home on a Mountain

depth of the valley
pulls at my fragile heartstrings
mountains call me home

subtle wind whispers
I stop in my tracks at once
footprints are not mine

we challenge the moon
and we argue with the sun
why are we like this

a deep well within
releases its strong power
I surrender now

Author’s Note: This piece began as a haiku response to Twitter’s haiku challenge prompt. The word was “pull.”

©2021 Tremaine L. Loadholt