Volcano Run part 3 - Escaping the Ashfall
Part three
Once we were home, the bikes secure
we sealed the clubhouse, best we could
waiting for the ash to stop
but fearing that it never would,
All the TV news was dismal;
all predicting different things,
each with warnings dire and dreadful
of the dangers ashfall brings.
I dug out pairs of coveralls
and painter's masks for us to wear,
and cartons of
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Categories:
mount up, fun, journey, vacation,
Form: Rhyme
India ascent to mount everest
India ascent to mount everest
India known to be finest economy
But dead economy echoes nation-wide
India known to be military mite
But india is outweaponised by enemy's hypersonic jets
India known to be emerging hindu nation
But no reincarnation,no salvation
does India suffers from phobia of activities deficit,phobia of sovereignty deficit,phobia of height?
india's highest peak expedition without getting eaten alive
Into the
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Categories:
mount up, depression, freedom, future, independence
Form: Haiku
Volcano Run part 2 - The Ride Home
At crack of dawn we headed out
before a cock or rooster crowed
and soon we found our asphalt path;
at home again, upon the road.
That 'greasy spoon' was our last stop,
Where we each tended to our ride;
we filled the tires and topped the gas
before we found our way inside.
Once we were seated I looked up
to see the
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Categories:
mount up, fun, journey, mountains,
Form: Rhyme
New from dyslexic temple mount
New from dyslexic temple mount...
of one mortal university
undergraduate built in madly
the brainchild of one Forest Hadley
an a Ford able game paid top dollar
after being purchased by Milton Bradley
called Dodge the Old Farts.
A favorite game I (and the wife) play
here at Highland Manor originated
by yours truly (me) and the spouse
soon after we moved here
eight years
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Categories:
mount up, absence, abuse, adventure, angel,
Form: Free verse
The Clouds of Mount Everest - may you ever rest
Flapping without flying.
It feels okay.
Your scales of fur corrode.
A foul, but sweet, but warm, but damp...
Scent of something new.
You're red and blue tomorrow,
Yellow, pink, today.
But forever, I'd say grey.
You're white, dirtied, pure.
Once lost, but now at home.
If invaders must die,
Make yourself the furniture.
You can stain my doormat red,
So you can see me before we part.
And
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Categories:
mount up, bereavement, cat, death, deep,
Form: Blank verse
Put 'Em All on Mount Rushmore
Abraham Lincoln: “With malice toward none, with charity for all.”
George Wallace: “Callous toward all, with charity to none.”
Alexandra Cortez: “Braless toward all, nothing for no one.”
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Categories:
mount up, celebrity, humor, hyperbole, leadership,
Form: Rhyme
what heads would I mount
What heads would I mount
If I were a head-mounter?
Would I mount them in the kitchen
So they could watch me cook?
I know I would not mount them in the bathroom.
Would I mount human heads or the heads of animals?
The head of a snake would not be big enough.
What about the head of a dragon?
But how could
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Categories:
mount up, 10th grade, 11th grade,
Form: Free verse
sacred mount fuji
sacred mount fuji
breathtaking meditation
prayer in the wind
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Categories:
mount up, mountains, peace, prayer, tribute,
Form: Haiku
Mount Argopuro
Tailoring path of grass
Jungle and meadow
What the boots hiked for
So many answers
From faith to maid
From stubborn to airborne
From nail to snail
I had gone
I had born
Tailor is not tailoring
Jungle is gone
The boots had won
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Categories:
mount up, future, mountains, nature,
Form: Free verse
Categories:
mount up, beauty, mountains, nature,
Form: Than-Bauk
Summer sunshine smiles
mount snow drums
summer sunshine smiles
golden joy
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Categories:
mount up, dance, smile, snow, summer,
Form: Haiku
Mount Moriah
First person narrative from the perspective of a mountain…
Isaiah 55:12 “ For ye shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace: the mountains and hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. “
Mount Moriah
Walk the path
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Categories:
mount up, bible, christian, creation, faith,
Form: Narrative
TANZANIA'S BEAUTIFUL MONSTER
At above 16,000 feets,
Stood a beautiful monster of nature.
Its majestic head— a beauty from distance
Kisses the endless expanse blue sky
Crafting a captivating spectacle
That ignites morethan just the imagination.
Oh, Kilimanjaro, you're morethan just a mountain
You're a beacon of wonder
A symbol of grace
An eternal treasure
A gift for all — not just Tanzania but the world.
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Categories:
mount up, 11th grade, 12th grade,
Form: Free verse
Kentucky Derby
The gates open as a large crowd starts rushing in
A day of pomp and pageantry is about to begin
It is the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs home of the Kentucky Derby
Top 3-year-olds from around the world circle the track in a frenzied hurry
The jockeys with their colorful outfits mount their
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Categories:
mount up, horse, people,
Form: Rhyme
The Bard of the Rydal Mount and Tagore
We need Wordsworth
To save our beautiful earth
Who found God in Nature
And worshipped the creature
He grasped humanity as his own
For which he was born.
We need Tagore
In today's moment of horror
He taught how to conquer over fear
Here and there we can hear
The shrill cry of hungry vultures
The blood-eater creatures.
Tagore showed human love
How to weave it like a
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Categories:
mount up, allegory, appreciation, blessing, celebration,
Form: Rhyme
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