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Ode to a Mountain

May 13, 2024
By Anonymous

Created from under;

A remnant of fiery arguments,

plates battling deep in the earth


You rise in a surge of heat,

suddenly piercing placid clouds 

floating like wisps in the sky


Air brushes against your crevices

like a soft blanket 

The vibrant red of a morning sun

seeps behind your towering peak,

flooding you in a dazzling embrace


Yellow, periwinkle, and rosy speckles 

Bloom all around your regal body,

A necklace of wind-wavering flowers


The moss grows lush and green

Creatures dance across you with lithe feet

Powdery, snowy flakes cascade gently down;

They envelope you in calm, peaceful white


Pristine droplets trickle down your back

At the urging of sunbeams 

Birds fill the skies with a sweet cacophony

that echoes around you


Your shadow is cast for miles and miles,

Sheltering a small, resplendent universe

You have seen its beginning

You will see it end.


The author's comments:

One of my most vivid memories is of hiking with my mother in Oregon many years ago. After trekking uphill for what felt like two hours (but probably wasn't) we rounded a bend and encountered a majestic mountain view. It was then that I understood my mother's love for nature. Nature is the only kind of beauty that is everlasting, and I wanted to capture this in my poem. 


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