The Daily Poem

KILIMANJARO LET ME COME

O Kilimanjaro let me come

    up your slopes and all the way.

Mti Mkumbwa, Shria Two,

    then an acclimatization day

Up to Lava Tower's height

    and down to Barranco where we'll stay.

Then off again for an easy stroll

    to Haranga Valley's sleep and play.

Then fully rested and acclimatized,

    to Barafu Hut at forty-eight.

And then the grueling midnight trek

    to Uhuru for a brief parlay,

Then two days down through Mweka Hut

    back to Springland's sweet chalet.

O Kilimanjaro let me come

    up your slopes and all the way.

D. Edgar Lamp

The Daily Poem - 471

Monorhyme

Shira II Camp (3800 meters)

Day 2 - Lemosho Route

Mt. Kilimanjaro, Tanzania