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I first read this poem more than thirty years ago when I was a college
student studying the sestina form. Back then I analyzed the format and
found Justice had created a poem rich with meaning using a difficult
format. Years, later, climbing to the base of the Matterhorn, I thought of
the poem. "it is terrible to come down. . " was the line that stayed with
me. Yes, after we accomplish something significant, it is hard to deal
with the mundane. We have climbed the mountain. . ..there is nothing left
to do.
Kay Tawney from United States