I think I disagree with the notion of compressed imagery being out of place (my husband likes to talk about 'unpacking' a tanka--or a haiku--but regardless of that, I very much like your final draft; "from these mountains and valleys" is a perfect pivot phrase.
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Date: 9 November 2007 07:51 pm (UTC)