The Mountain
- Our Landmark -
broadly watches over us today
Lenticular clouds in front,
and a spaceship-lenticular
above its white glacier cap
Still spreading down the shoulders
is icing that will melt slowly under
heated summer skies
but return in winter,
slowly painting its shoulders
in frosty white blankets
#mtrainier #pnw #lenticularcloud
NOTE: I snapped the photo today with my iPhone. You can see the snow spreading downward but soon it will melt almost up to the cloud in front. The glacier on top remains year round (unless climate change melts it which would be sad). The lenticular clouds can give a clue to watch for high mountains.
(C) Andrea O. Corwin 6/10/2024
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Comments (12)
Great photo and a beautiful poem to go along with it. One feels a sense of awe when reading this.
Whoaaaa, that's such a gorgeous view! So beautiful! I loved your poem, especially these lines: "slowly painting its shoulders in frosty white blankets"
Both the picture and the poem are amazing!
Beautiful poem about a beautiful mountain! Loved it :)
Lovely photo and poem, Andrea! I hope to go west and see it again as an adult!
Our landmark mountains - yours Rainuer and ours Denali - make our souls soar
Yeah, we sometimes see the mountain ranges as our shoulders 😊. Your work crafted painted pictures in my mind.
The pic is beautiful just as the poem.
Love your poem and the pic!
This is a beautifully crafted piece that celebrates the wonder of the natural landscape. This poem is a stunning evocation of the majestic mountain that serves as a beloved landmark. The vivid imagery you've captured, from the lenticular clouds framing the peak to the melting and returning snow, paints a captivating picture of the mountain's ever-changing beauty and steadfast presence. The juxtaposition of the transient and the eternal elements is both poignant and thought-provoking, inviting us to contemplate the relationship between humanity and the natural world. Your keen eye for detail and ability to convey the mountain's enduring significance through your words are truly impressive. Loves!
Fabulous poem, Andrea, and jaw-dropping pic!
Wow, nice write up about Mount Rainier I saw that cool cloud around the mountain👍