Writing Resources from Fifteen Minutes of Fiction
Stories and Poems About Mountains
by DouglasIMPORTANT NOTE: This is a piece of a longer writing project. You can view the entire project here: Stories and Poems About Mountains
The following is a piece of writing submitted by Douglas on February 22, 2008
"This poem comes from my trip north last weekend. On the way home, near Patten, Maine, we had such an extraordinary view of Mount Katahdin that we just had to stop the car by the side of the road for a minute and admire."
View of Mount Katahdin from Patten, Maine
From twenty miles away I see himRising above the cold and wintry snowscape:
A gargantuan child who lies comfortably amidst the hills,
Draped with a woolly blanket –
Resting, and at peace.
I have stood upon his shoulders
As he slumbered on quiet summer days,
And I've seen the world as through his eyes:
Bright and clean and far away,
And fading into purple emptiness.
I have crossed his spine on other days,
When winds were blowing and skies were gray;
I shivered while he remained unmoved.
But I’ve never stood upon the blanket
That drapes his body now,
Stretching out for mile upon mile;
If I could perch upon those snowy shoulders –
Perhaps, among the other wondrous sights,
I would find a car parked far away,
And two men staring with childlike awe,
Speechless and amazed.
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