The mountain and myself..

By Methos

Within the shadow of the mountain
a single peony blooms...
beauty in it's purity,
radiated for an instant...nothing more
then faded quickly into dust
succumbing to time itself

though weeks passed by
it was only a fleeting moment
a simple dream within a dream
looking to the mountain
i ponder it's existence

within the shadow of the mountain
beauty rises and falls...
i look to my life and wonder...
does my life's beauty fall as quickly
to the mountain, as the peony did to me

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Copyright 2004 Methos
Published on Tuesday, April 20, 2004.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • Mute Serenade On Monday, May 10, 2004, Mute Serenade (389)By person wrote:

    Your poetry is amazing, i feel myself twiddling my toes and biting nails watching the days until you post again. Beautiful realizations in this peice.... exceptional work darlin', Sue

  • Dancing_Monkey On Monday, April 26, 2004, Dancing_Monkey (1228)By person wrote:

    blood just drippled out my ear...

  • Beautiful Scars On Tuesday, April 20, 2004, Beautiful Scars (175)By person wrote:

    Im really dumb, and i dont know what A peony is, but i really did like this poem. -fairy-

  • OLd SouL On Tuesday, April 20, 2004, OLd SouL (717)By person wrote:

    whoa.. that caught me at the end... awesome work! :::OLd

  • nell On Tuesday, April 20, 2004, nell (270)By person wrote:

    reminds me of meditating on the thought of life and natures beauty. nice one

  • Anth On Tuesday, April 20, 2004, Anth (1126)By person wrote:

    brilliantly ponderous work, mountainous reflection ,calming to read and think upon, inspiring poem

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