Mountain

26 Aug 2011

·gene16180

O mighty bulk of earth I have thrown desire at your feet and stand upon you free as the eagles who sail the dancing breeze, Strong as your brethren ebbing through horizons, like a herd of feral beasts with lush coats of trees grazing cerulean skies. I am fresh as the river that sparkles the reflection of the sun and coils between as an endless serpent. I am formless as the clouds, deep as the chasms yawning at my feet, and perfect as a mortal soul who for a pulse of time has known completeness.

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My muse can be unseemly and nomadic although she fancies meter and good rhyme, her diligence and output are sporadic, and some may say she’s moving past her prime. At times she’s off consorting with the sages reflecting on existence, as it were, At...

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