A Beautiful Mountain Trail

Desertwind

I'm hiking a beautiful 

mountain trail ,

beauty hid behind 

a tree's 

veil 

 

The trail has a 

beautiful mountain stream 

that's crystal clear ,

with some of it having 

a trickling sound 

that's very pleasing 

to the ear 

 

The sun's glittering 

sparkling light ,

is reflecting on the face 

of the water 

bright 

 

My feet stays 

on the trail 

but my eyes 

keep going astray ,

there is so much beauty 

along the way 

 

The whole side of the mountain 

is consumed ,

by the big white flowered laurel 

where it has bloomed ,

it smells as though the mountain 

has been perfumed 

 

Some standing at least 

eight feet tall ,

on both sides of the trail 

a giant flowering 

wall 

 

Here there's a natural rock bridge 

that spans the creek 

and the water runs through ,

some geologists say its 

at least a million years old 

I haven't 

a clue 

 

 

 

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  • L. B. Mek

    a great read!
    thanks for sharing, dear Poet
    in the traditions
    of Li Bai, Bashō
    Keats, Shelley
    and Gary Snyder
    see how your words, favourably compare
    to this acclaimed poem:
    ' We finished clearing the last
    Section of trail by noon,
    High on the ridge-side
    Two thousand feet above the creek
    Reached the pass, went on
    Beyond the white pine groves,
    Granite shoulders, to a small
    Green meadow watered by the snow,
    Edged with Aspen—sun
    Straight high and blazing
    But the air was cool.'
    (from 'Above Pate Valley'
    by Gary Snyder
    https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47179/above-pate-valley
    )


    • Desertwind

      Thank you very much for the like and comment. Also for the information. I wrote a poem about a valley watered by snow melt , and I said in it the air was cool like a giant fan . Well I said a meadow, but I was picturing a valley in my mind. It's nothing special, but I'll see if I can find it.

    • FallenAngel1🕊

      Maybe it’s because I’m here in Canada nearing winters end,..I hope,and longing for warm weather + I’m a big nature lover. Between the two,I just had to fav your poem. A beautiful scenery you’ve painted here. Thanks for sharing 🌞🕊

    • Desertwind

      Thanks a lot for the like and comment. I'm a nature lover too, just remembering last years hike. I'm looking forward to warm weather too , to get out in the peaceful woods and it's beauty.



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