Finding a Fountain

A man went to the mountain
He heard there was a stone fountain
On a steep flat top
He came to a stop

A rock got loose
He had to choose
A way to avoid the stone
So he stood still like a crone

It fell to the ground
To join a great mound 
To find the stone fountain
He continued up the mountain
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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Berggren Avatar
July 19, 2017 at 10:24 AM
Did he find the fountain? I hope so after that hard climb.
De Beaulieu Avatar
July 19, 2017 at 5:34 PM
Hello Alfred, no he is still looking for it. Hav e a good day. My friend.
Behm Avatar
April 6, 2017 at 1:42 PM
Nice Rhyme!
De Beaulieu Avatar
April 10, 2017 at 11:58 AM
Thank you Kurt I enjoy to rhyme.
Deo Avatar
April 4, 2017 at 8:02 PM
I am glad to see this poem, & "meet" the Lady Poet Darlene. Though you have been through much, I appreciate the packaging of the poem is so positive; it reveals you (like Doug Vinson) may naturally offer/contemplate forgiveness. Thanks; Blessings/Shalom. (May I add: A woman slowly hiked up & conquered a mountain; and she discovered many a fountain; including a fountain of youth; youth is renewed by telling the truth) Anil Deo
De Beaulieu Avatar
April 5, 2017 at 9:09 AM
Your comment was nicely said as well.
De Beaulieu Avatar
April 5, 2017 at 9:08 AM
Your comment was nicely sid as well.
De Beaulieu Avatar
April 5, 2017 at 8:48 AM
Hello Anil, nice to meet you.Yes I have been through a lot, Oh! I never thought about doing a poem about a woman in this type of poem. Thank you for telling me.
Iheanacho Avatar
April 3, 2017 at 12:45 PM
Oh I love the rhyming scheme. He just had to complete his search by climbing further, so determined. I just wished the poem continued.
De Beaulieu Avatar
April 4, 2017 at 7:44 AM
Hello Victory,I am pleased that you like my poem. Yes he is determined to to climb the mountain to find the fountain. I will work on a another verse.
Vaso Avatar
April 2, 2017 at 5:09 PM
Very contemplative poem!
De Beaulieu Avatar
April 3, 2017 at 10:11 AM
Thank you Arthur. He was tempted to climb that mountain.
Vinson Avatar
April 2, 2017 at 10:39 AM
I like it, Darlene. : ) How secrets are guarded...
De Beaulieu Avatar
April 2, 2017 at 5:02 PM
Thank you Dug Vinson,Yes secrets are guarded.I am pleased that you like it.
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