MOTHER MOUNTAIN

Panoramic splendor

Carved by God’s loving hand

Shenandoah Valley

Just beyond Stuarts Draft Virginia

Driving through animated clouds

I pretend to gently touch them

Jade colored shale

Impressive layers of ancient silt

Golden sheen reflects the sun

Mechum River

Rambles slowly toward the sea

Flowing gently

Like tears of joy that trickle down my cheek

Time stands still in Albemarle County

Appalachia

Her majestic beauty

Mysterious spell

Summons my attention like visions of home

Granite birthmarks

Dot lofty green timbers

Enigma lurks deep within her belly

Bats daylight abode

Cell phone towers

Sore spots

Scar this magnificent landscape

They fester like boils

On her pristine face

Progress they say

Groundhogs

Furry brown balls of curiosity

Precariously close to the busy highway

Noble hawk

Ever diligent

Soaring high above

Patiently waiting for fatal mistakes

Massive gravel quarry

Mortal wound

Vibrant mimosa blossoms

Mourn our loss

The Doors keep me company

Soft Parade blares as I drive

Jim Morrison

Acid poet extraordinaire

The ultimate word man

“This is the best part of the trip”

I agree

© Bill Grimes Jr. 2005