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I Am The Mountain MAG

May 24, 2013
By oarsis SILVER, Atascadero, California
oarsis SILVER, Atascadero, California
8 articles 0 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
&quot;I will try to express myself in some mode of life or art as freely as I can and as wholly as I can, using for my defense the only arms I allow myself to use -- silence, exile, and cunning.&rdquo;<br /> -James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man


maybe one of these days i will
figure out how to count my
pulse so i can number how many times
my lonely heart has had
no one to beat for

and did you know that i
have made charts and graphs and tables
but i still cannot understand why
each beautiful boy has left
like the tide chasing the moon

i am looking for a mountain to climb,
one that is lonely and hushed so that
i can lie on the face of its rock and
tell it my secrets, crack them open
on the stones like the spines
of old books, and ask the mountain for its
secrets in return. and it will tell me of a time
when rising peaks were all there was
to the world, and about how all things
leave eventually, but it remains

i will grow roots into the soil and
be lonely with the mountain and our pulses
will beat together –

because neither the mountain nor i know
how to chase the moon
so i will not leave it
and it will not leave me



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on May. 26 2013 at 10:28 pm
Padoodallee GOLD, Haven, Kansas
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Favorite Quote:
&quot;I saw the angel in the marble and carved until I set him free.&quot; -Michelangelou

You did a beautiful job of describing everything. Your similies are perfect. Your view of the mountain is right on. It's character is exactly as a mountain's should be. The rest of this poem is just fantastic. You used some repetition with the moon, and that adds a lot to the meaning of the poem. It would be great if you could read and comment on a poem or two of mine! Keep writing!

on May. 26 2013 at 5:40 pm
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> ― Mary Oliver

p.s. i would love it if you could read some of my work and comment on some of my pieces to let me know if there's anything i can work on.

Kamana BRONZE said...
on May. 26 2013 at 5:12 pm
Kamana BRONZE, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
4 articles 0 photos 30 comments

Favorite Quote:
Everyone deserves to be loved, even if they can&#039;t find it in them to love themselves or anyone else for that matter.

This is an amazing piece that I absolutely LOVE. Crack them open on the stones like the spines of old books.....no words can be used to describe this line, it's just perfection.

on May. 26 2013 at 5:02 pm
haley101 DIAMOND, Windsor, Connecticut
70 articles 5 photos 195 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.&rdquo;<br /> <br /> ― Mary Oliver

i love this poem!!! quite honestly, it's one of my biggest favoriates since joining teen ink! :) it's really powerful and beautiful

C.M.L. BRONZE said...
on May. 26 2013 at 4:33 am
C.M.L. BRONZE, San Jose, California
3 articles 4 photos 22 comments

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wobbledy wobbledy wa wobble wobble

yeesSSSS this is really good

joyyy PLATINUM said...
on May. 26 2013 at 2:29 am
joyyy PLATINUM, York, Pennsylvania
27 articles 8 photos 2 comments

Favorite Quote:
I will cure myself in the sunshine and wind. <br /> <br /> If you&#039;re tired of kissing me, I&#039;d better go.<br /> <br /> I&#039;m a free-spirited gypsy and an emerald mermaid.

lovely piece, i love the comparison/line "but i still cannot understand why each beautiful boy has left like the tide chasing the moon"   I like how you emphasize you and the montain in solitude but in solace.