Short Mountaintop Poems

Mountaintop high
Blue ridges, on an ever sloping 
Run downward...

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Leaving loose feathers of fear
I
Venture to that mountaintop
Electrified...

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On my senior trip,
A town- stretches- over there,
                    Amidst- the Catskills....

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Crisp snow falls on the mountaintop
glorious and regal, the whole
universe gravitates towards him
and he sees it all clearly!...

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Deception comes richly,
new lies in its purse

Old wolves on the mountaintop
—Gideon’s curse

(Dreamsleep: February, 2021)...

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Wishes from the mountaintop,
dreamers from beyond

Shadows in the wind
—trapped in memory’s song

(Dreamsleep: February, 2020)...

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It’s The Climb
Monoku: By Tom
6-3-2022

it’s easy to shout from the mountaintop, the difficulty lies in the climb.
...

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Lost on a misty mountaintop
chasing Hyakoju's fox
distant vistas unclear
draws presence to what's near


an alpine flower
breathes through
the early morning dew...

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Go above and beyond
Always think large
Be your best
Be the one to take charge
Speak wise words of wisdom
Be courteous and sage
Rise to the mountaintop
Stay above the range...

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the mountaintop 
she will never reach
sundown

Published: The Haiku Foundation, HAIKU DIALOGUE Going for a Walk on top of the world (mountains) long list, 08/07/2024...

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SEASHORE
sandy, warm
wading, swimming, surfing
shells, driftwood; rocks, fossils
hiking, picnicking, climbing
barren, scenic
MOUNTAINTOP...

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May we be blessed to understand in ever corner of the world
from every mountaintop to every valley…
from every coast to coast…
kindness and love will always be 
the two things we need the most.
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The answer is there within 
You have the ability 
Reach deep down inside 
There you shall find the victory 
Just get that degree 
And embark on your journey 
Rise to the mountaintop 
Make great usage of every opportunity...

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From, my age's snow-covered mountaintop, 

I discern into the horizon of my life 

the serene valley of welcoming death 

where ends all of humanity's strife! 









© Demetrios Trifiatis
       25 June 2020...

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A moment in time the crocus bloomed
was this display there yesterday
When did those tender leaves upon
a fog draped mountaintop appear
above the mist and energy of life
a swirl of vultures await
the perfect inertia of decay....

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In you I’ve discovered a love-in-the-round
With mountaintop views and ear-singing sound.
You’ve fashioned a circle that serves to surround-
Securing the soft spots you’ve sought and then found-
My heart, now shaded and shored until Sound....

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To Huskey we go, a cookout for dinner,
With six grandchildren, a definite winner.
The evening cool, the fire pit hot,
Some soup heating up in a cast-iron pot.
Seems life’s pretty sweet here in Lacey’s Spring;
Lottery? Nah, I’ve done won the whole thing....

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I saw the rider once again
on a distant mountaintop
he didn't wave, he didn't stop
just turned his back and
rode away

I've seen him once or twice before
always the same, never changes
he watches me from afar
but always rides away
it's a mystery to me...

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A treochair poem  (not on list, pls forgive)


Grandiose,
A snow-capped mountain,
Has a regal summit to boast.

So serene,
The power of God is revealed,
In so so white-frosted sheen.

The moon shines,
Dancing on the snowy caps.
Making shadows in the night....

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taping dancing freedom
on the mountaintop


tiptoeing
the mountain top
we slipped

fell like children
of Sisyphus

shooting galleries
caught us

life’s struggle
is over

weep not child
tomorrow comes
bearing new beginnings

if you believe
in the beginning...

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Mountaintops

Mountaintops –
Barren rocks,
Scrubby brush,
Nothing grows there.

Valley view –
From mountaintop,
Lush, green growth,
Teeming life.

People can’t grow on a mountaintop.
We grow in the valleys of life.
People can’t stay on a mountaintop.
We return to toil and to strife....

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Three Haiku 8--10 

8.	
Stepping on the cloud   
wipe the sweat off from forehead 
it’s a mountaintop    


9.	
a lonely shadow  
stands by a riverside where    
snow falls on the water  

10.
wet by the morn dew  
fragrance of the sweet roses  
drifts in the crisp air...

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MY HEART 
HANGS FROM THE MOON
BY DELICATE STRINGS
PATIENTLY WAITING
FOR YOUR CALL
MY SOUL RESTS
UPON FEATHERY CLOUDS
IN SOLEMN SLUMBER
UNTIL YOUR RETURN
MY LOVE IS SOLID
STANDING TALL
ON THE MOUNTAINTOP
IN THE BLUE DISTANCE
STILL AS STATUES
MOVED ONLY BY A WORD.

FOR J...

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Transfiguration

This scriptured event
Is our common experience..
We stand alone
On the mountaintop 
Knowing our Self..
With due respect to our
Teachers standing on our
Left and on our Right..
Standing alone births
The Freedom introduced
By teachers remembered 
But only really known
As we stand alone......

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Cloaked in a gray mist, the mountaintop hides its face,
Enveloped in splendor like a heavenly embrace.
It is foggy and cool, but still a spectacular view,
Emerging glorious and majestic as the sun breaks through.






6/11/16
Entered in "5 line Max New or Old" Contest
Sponsor: Rick Parise
Awarded 1st Place...

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