Overlook
Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:45 pm
Yonder mountains uplift my eyes;
verdant peaks piercing azure skies.
My spirit lifts, with eagles soar,
on currents carried while winds do roar.
Of fire and rock, cataclysmic birth;
Primal power shaped the earth.
Forcing high the ancient stone;
like serpent's spine are these terran bones.
I quiet ruminate before the giant rise.
Their beauty berefts me of earthly ties.
My vision drinks and thirsts for more;
from harrowing heights to valley floor.
What lies ahead fills my heart with mirth,
For in these days, such beauty: dearth.
Ever in my soul are these visions sown,
steadfast companions as any's known.
I'll carry them with me until my body dies.
At which I beg that no one cries.
For when my soul is from body tore,
I'll live forever in this moment yore.
The first draft of this poem was written as I sat at a scenic vista in the White Mountains 3 years ago, it was 6 months ago I found that notebook and began plucking away at that draft here and there to refine it and convey my thoughts and feelings at the time.
verdant peaks piercing azure skies.
My spirit lifts, with eagles soar,
on currents carried while winds do roar.
Of fire and rock, cataclysmic birth;
Primal power shaped the earth.
Forcing high the ancient stone;
like serpent's spine are these terran bones.
I quiet ruminate before the giant rise.
Their beauty berefts me of earthly ties.
My vision drinks and thirsts for more;
from harrowing heights to valley floor.
What lies ahead fills my heart with mirth,
For in these days, such beauty: dearth.
Ever in my soul are these visions sown,
steadfast companions as any's known.
I'll carry them with me until my body dies.
At which I beg that no one cries.
For when my soul is from body tore,
I'll live forever in this moment yore.
The first draft of this poem was written as I sat at a scenic vista in the White Mountains 3 years ago, it was 6 months ago I found that notebook and began plucking away at that draft here and there to refine it and convey my thoughts and feelings at the time.
