Rat's house

Like lice in a pelt

-Notes from my mountaintrip-

They descend like lice in a pelt,
along his white, steep flanks,
carving their parallel trails.
Wait till he quakes and brings them down in a white avalanche.
We tend to forget that we walk on the backs of giants.

image from my notebook depicting a mountain with skiing persons

Rhyming and versing while inhaling a spaghetti bolognese on a mountain top,
Rat