Climbers search for the missing poet br So youthful, talented and full of life br Last seen exploring a volcano's slippery slope br Compelled by it's natural beauty, capriciousness and it's hope br br The moment before he slipped he was likely alive and giving thanks br Suddenly down the volcano's crater banks... he likely felt no pain br While the search goes deeper down it should look higher br That's where his soul will be felt and found; Not in vain br br Because a poet searches Up not down br In the quiet moments of solitude, when nobody else is around br People struggle with earthly things br But the poet seeks for higher, more hallowed ground br br Higher....that's where his soul can be found. br br 2009 © James T. Adairbr br JAMES T.