I See the Mountains

rrodriguez

I see before me the heaven-touching mountains

like rows of thorns

Against the sky's silky blue dress,

 

Swollen, with trees, with swirling birds,

Singing in symphony, colorfully dressed,

 

Mountains that worship God all day,

And lift their strong arms in praise,

 

Mountains that on foggy days

Hide in the mist to play,

 

Upon whose trails to the peak dwells

The legendary figure of Urayoán,

 

Looming, scouring serene

Far, far into the horizon

Wondering what has become of Borinquen,

 

Mountains, giants, silent witnesses

Symbol of strength and character.

  • Author: rrodriguez (Offline Offline)
  • Published: January 8th, 2017 07:18
  • Comment from author about the poem: I love nature, specially the mountains. In Puerto Rico we have the central range mountains dominating our country's landscape. I wanted to post a pic, but a desisted and just let my words paint the pic in your mind. Urayoán was a tribal chief of the Pre-Colombian Tainos who called Puerto Rico, Borinquen.
  • Category: Nature
  • Views: 41
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Comments5

  • WriteBeLight

    Beautiful story and use of metaphors!

  • rrodriguez

    Thank you for reading my poem and for your kind words.

  • Tony36

    Awesome write

    • rrodriguez

      Thank you Tony...

      • Tony36

        Welcome

      • Projectbeing

        Graceful poetry, willyweed came out slinging you came out swinging metaphors, hard hitting poetry,

      • Augustus

        Wow. Puerto Rico was inhabited over 2,000 years ago. The mountains know. Nice mental picture.



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