Mountain poetry

BRE​ ​FEST

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Where

Nights​ ​feel​ ​warmer​ ​together.

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Cyclic​ ​love:

​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Simply

Give​ ​ ​back​ ​to​ ​ ​Nature

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Don't​ ​just​ ​take​ ​what​ ​should​ ​be​ ​yours

And​ ​repeat.

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Buen​ ​Vivir:​ ​“Good​ ​Live” [Buen​ ​Vivir​ ​means​ ​to​ ​live​ ​in​ ​plentitude,​ ​knowing​ ​how​ ​to​ ​live​ ​in​ ​harmony​ ​with​ ​the

cycles​ ​of​ ​Mother​ ​Earth,​ ​of​ ​the​ ​cosmos,​ ​of​ ​life​ ​and​ ​of​ ​history,​ ​and​ ​in​ ​balance​ ​with every​ ​form​ ​of​ ​existence​ ​in​ ​a​ ​state​ ​of​ ​permanent​ ​respect​​ ​-​ ​Huanacuni​ ​Mamani,​ ​2010

Derived​ ​from​ ​the​ ​indigenous​ ​peoples​ ​in​ ​Latin​ ​America​ ​such​ ​as​ ​the​ ​Quechua​ ​concept​ ​of

Sumak​ ​Kawsay,​ ​it​ ​simply​ ​means​ ​that​ ​good​ ​life​ ​calls​ ​for​ ​a​ ​radical​ ​break​ ​with​ ​our

understanding​ ​of​ ​development​ ​that​ ​is​ ​anchored​ ​in​ ​modern​ ​Western​ ​ideologies​ ​of​ ​society -​ ​nature​ ​dualism.​ ​Instead,​ ​it​ ​encourages​ ​us​ ​to​ ​opt​ ​for​ ​a​ ​way​ ​of​ ​life​ ​that​ ​resides​ ​in

the​ ​present​ ​and​ ​respects​ ​differences​ ​and​ ​complementarities​ ​among​ ​humans​ ​and​ ​non-humans from​ ​an​ ​ecological​ ​perspective.]

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Disconnect​ ​to​ ​Connect

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Pure​ ​sounds​ ​of​ ​water Smell​ ​of​ ​mint Our​ ​rivers Our​ ​leaves Our​ ​roots ​ ​ ​ ​ ​Nurturing​ ​our​ ​boundless​ ​love​ ​with the​ ​soil​ ​of​ ​our​ ​mothers

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Long​ ​lasting​ ​touches​ ​-​ ​longer pine​ ​needles

fine​ ​and​ ​sharp

How​ ​long?

​ ​So​ ​long!

​ ​have​ ​my​ ​senses​ ​been​ ​deprived

Of​ ​a​ ​touch​ ​of​ ​life

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Equilibrium.

Nature!

Draw​ ​words​ ​from​ ​my​ ​lips​ ​with​ ​the​ ​kindness​ ​of​ ​your​ ​many fingers

Make​ ​me​ ​breathe Nature​ ​knows​ ​no​ ​boundaries It​ ​will​ ​break​ ​you,​ ​nurture​ ​you​ ​and​ ​revive​ ​you

Nature​ ​brings​ ​me​ ​back​ ​to​ ​life.

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Rapture​ ​-​ ​Break​ ​-​ ​Reconnect​ ​-​ ​Release​ ​-​ ​Rapture​ ​-​ ​Breath​ ​-​ ​Release

Hold​ ​Still

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Project​ ​“All​ ​colours​ ​of​ ​Sharr​ ​mountain”​ ​is​ ​kindly​ ​supported​ ​by Erasmus+​ ​programme​ ​of​ ​the​ ​European​ ​Union.