Snow On The Mountain Poems | Examples

Follow Me

The snow on the mountain whispered, “Follow me”
when it melted and turned into a stream.
It trickled first and then gained speed to flee
downward to the valley, carrying a dream.
“Follow me,” the stream called. “I have a wish.
My wish is that a river I shall meet.”
It met a river filled with many fish.
But still the river’s dream was not complete.
“Follow me,” it said. “Go with my flow.”
Sometimes it would roll; sometimes it would get
too low or wide, but it made sure to go
where it was destined and had not been yet.
At last an estuary came in sight.
“We’re now with sea!” it shouted with delight.

Snow On the Mountain

snow on the mountain
dark lines and grooves visible....
love continues still
spring swiftly erupts
the mountain hidden by snow....
love breaks through the chill
unthawed snow remains
through seasons even summer....
everlasting love
soon another fall 
decorated with color....
love deepens with time
winter reaches deep
roots still untouched by hard freeze....
love binds two made one
vows made, together for life
the warm hearth fire blazes high

The Long Walk

The long walk (Serra de Estrella)

Crossing from France to Portugal, my car got stuck
in the snow, on the mountain of Sierra de Estrella 
It was the year when much snow fell, but I walked on
coming down, I felt like Moses and his tablets.
It was getting warmer; the first to go was my coat 
and tie, later my trousers jacket
Over Alentejo, it was hot; I traded my trousers with
a tramp who gave me his shorts and sandals.
When I arrived in Vilamoura, I was stopped by the police
and asked who I was. “English, I Said.” “No, you are not.”
“Yes, I’m” “No, you are not a proper English man 
who will always wear socks with his sandals.”

The Axis of Time

The axis of time foments rage,
And eats freely of cloth.
Even better days will wilt,
Crying, What else comes hither?

The snow on the mountain
Is frozen now, but soon will melt.
The days lengthen like shadows
	in the evening.

Time moves on eating as leprosy, 
Fomenting trouble upon the unwary.
Post haste, my friend,
And I will trouble you no more.

Beyond some early horizon
The sail of a ship is visible.
It portends a morning:
Shaking to and fro as drunken.

The axis of time foments rage,
The snow on the mountain is frozen now.
Time moves on eating as leprosy,
Beyond some early horizon.

Like the River Flows

I have loved you long
With a love that is strong
Like a river flows deep and wide
Or the rise and fall of the tide 

Now that I am old
Has your love grown cold
You were once in love 
A gift to me from above

Will love's desire rekindle
In the latter years that dwindle
Will the snow on the mountain
Fizzle in warm hearth's fountain

Rhythm of Once In Every Life by Ronnie Milsap

Snowfall

Snow on the mountain
A magnificent vista
Peaceful till it falls

The Inbetween

In between work and college 
it seems. 
I struggle for air
In between the two lions 
of hate and love 
standing there.

Hates there 
you can't deny its 
unmoving stare
Love seems lost
routine
over-rides friendship
over-rides any love you once knew.

If ever you knew
a soft touch, gentle pull, small kiss
Feeling. Maybe you did,
Now things just seem black
Not white just black coffee fills your cup.
An endless night.

A parched orchard 
apples hollowed out 
by lack of nourishment.

I peer out the window 
and see the white bloom
of snow-on-the-mountain.

Broken, like me.

Demeter At the Chinese Opera

DEMETER AT THE CHINESE OPERA


So, I invited you to the Chinese Opera impulsively
Thinking of masks and dragons and triumphant mystery
I though it was time we threw off our coats
Of mourning, you for your  daughter

Stopping one night, on the way home from a party,
So randomly, cruelly, killed by the monster
Who has slain more than all the century’s wars
And my private sorrow for which there is no funeral.

I remember your straying husband also
Loved the Chinese Opera.  What will happen
If we all meet between the acts?
Surely forgiveness will come like snow on the mountain

And we will live in a harmony that can never be suppressed
In a slow majestic music that takes account of grief. 

(C) Rosemarie Rowley
From IN MEMORY OF HER (2008)

Lost Plus

The snow on the mountain -
The ice inside my head -
The water by the fountain -
The flow of voices which screams -
Flames into dreams -
Cast the fires of the dead -
Death does not have a choice -
She declared -
I am the prize -
I am mere a noise -
As blind i am to the bat -
I act to see -
I do not want you -
To be me -
Sacrifices i have to make -
For my heart -
Lost -
For my sake -
Price the cost of lost -
I am pale to be -
The one before -
Forsake -
I walk -
I am but last -
Lost to the trial -
Can i surrender -
Just -
Before i fail -
My boat trapped in a storm -
The gale without a sail

Snowy Blue Mountain

snowy blue mountain
double beauty double good...
icy frozen heart

snow on the mountain
fire in hearth a certainty...
slow ignited fire

Thanks for the challenge
P.D..
Contest Entry by:
Sara Kendrick

Früher Schnee/ Early Snow/ Temprano Nieve

Zu früh gefallen
Der Schnee auf den Bergspitzen
Verhüllt schon das Grün

Der Rauhreif in den Tälern
Bote des frühen Winters

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Too early fallen
The snow on the mountain peaks
Already covers the green

The hoar-frost in the valleys
Messenger of early winter

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Demasiado temprano caído
Nieve en picos de montañas
Ya cubre el verde

La escarcha en los valles
Mensajero de temprano invierno

Scenes From Alaska

The wind is howling
There is snow on the mountain
The bullfrog sings praises
And the crickets and birds join song



Listen! Hear...Howling icy wind
Old man with white hair and beard
Bullfrogs sing God's praises
Joined by crickets, birds, hear their song

(Same scene that I saw on tv for I don't live there.  Presented two different ways. Which do 
you like best?)

Warmth

Daisies in full bloom
Snow on the mountain above
Warmth in the valley

Warmth In the Hearth

Snow on the mountain
Insures warmth in the hearth
On the coldest day

Snow On the Mountain

Snow on the mountain
Fire in the hearth
Cool spring fountains
Love, laughter, mirth

Fire in the hearth
Radiance whenceforth
Love, laughter, mirth
Fills all the earth

Radiance whenceforth
Cool spring fountains
Fills all the earth
Snow on the mountain

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