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[PoetryInMotion]

“A Legacy”

Built upon this mountain
I walk through its first snow fall
Whiter than white
Purer than angels breath
Undiluted
As the clean mountain air
~
Who would ever know?
The purest of white
This first winter snow
Would be mixed
With death
Lying upon her snow
~
A full moon shines bright
Casting shadows
By Gods painted sky
~
White Mountain shakes
With anger
Gods’ vale
Sheds tears
~
Mans innocence
Already condemned
~
This valley
I look upon
Embraced by mountains
Have eyes
~
My darkest hour
Walking through
Bloodstained snow
Where shall I go?
With blood on my hands
~
Looking down
Into the eye
Of a buck
His antlers
Rise high into the clouds
The one she loves
Taken away from her
~
The sun rises far above the ground
Above me
The snow that covers
The ground I stand on
Melts away
Running into streams
Nourishing
Gods’ valley
Showing the fragrance
Images of spring
~
Soiled blood
Engraves thyself
With the fruits
Of
Mother Nature
~
Spring turns into summer
Summer turns into fall
Falls autumn colors
Grace
Gods’ valley
Mixed with the shadows
Of his painted sky
~
What has come
Has passed
But
The memory still remains the same
Flowing with the winds of change
Ever so gently
Through out the autumn leaves
~
She stands on soiled ground
Missing the one she loves
~
Flowing clouds
Casting shadows
She has a new fur coat
Alone prepared
For her first winter storm
~
Snow falling all around her
Blankets
What was, once pure
Is now dark and soiled
With innocent blood
~
Driven by the purest of all storms
Once again
Covering the dead
Preparing the birth
Of
A new season
A legacy
For one to remember

©Arthur Henn

[lasher]

Hey now PIM,

Well, you've gone and done it again!!! Riveting, phenomenal...I didn't know where it was going at first, but it went.... Terrific scenery, a tad sad for the doe, though.....
Your descriptive voice is loud and clear, Art.....
Great write..

PS: I'd be mucho glad for you to use PIM in your signature - I'm happy you like it.......

[JolieH]

Nice Arthur,

I read this as journey, where man challenges the creulty of nature. Survival a must, but not killing without regret.

Love this scene:

"The sun rises far above the ground
Above me
The snow that covers
The ground I stand on
Melts away
Running into streams
Nourishing
Gods’ valley
Showing the fragrance
Images of spring"

It's like rolling film in fast motion - showing nature's life cycle.
The images in this poem are vivid, and there is a lot to look at. I had a clear sense progression through time as you moved from one image to the next.

[nomadicrhymer]

An epic poem with all the right mix of ingredients...Art...you've done it again!! Don't you get tired of all these compliments? LOL!! Keep them coming!!

Nomad

[Aumakua]

*sniff* I feel bad for the poor deer =(
But it's a lovely poem telling a sad tale =)

My favorite stanza:

The Following Text Is Quoted:

A full moon shines bright
Casting shadows
By Gods painted sky