Analogy Of Adventure
By skinner_jennifer
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Casanova would have loved
Those Italian mountains
With their masculine well
Built peaks, that seduced
The rambler in me with
Their tempting rugged
Charms.
From a distance ambiguous
Billowing silhouettes cast
Shadows across the brawn
Of this naked land, masking
Deceptive reality,
Those unpredictable crevasses
In folds steeply creased by
Jagged sharp uneven rocks,
Leaving naive wanders like
Myself dangerously scared
And crestfallen.
Endless seductive force
Enticing dulcet flow, it
Babbles clear; running
Water a symphony of
Audible burble, intoxicates
Me as drinking fine Italian
Wine...giving momentary
Satisfaction.
With arms outstretched,
Open palms cupping cool
Freshness, giving pure
Sustenance when faced
With unknown forbidding.
Rebellious breezes chill air,
As ghostly images reflected
In sun's rays are banished
Behind dark clouds that
Scour the bleak – yet
Flirtatious land.
In tapestry of memory
Recalling hushed reverie,
I felt excitement seep from
Every pore of my skin,
Revealing my exhilaration,
Those beautiful Italian
Mountains.
The photo is my own, taken
when on a three week holiday
in Northern Italy back in 1975.
Sadly the photo doesn't really do
the mountains justice they deserve
due to the old photo.
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it looks amazing Jenny. What
it looks amazing Jenny. What a wonderful trip that must have been!
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The photo does show the
The photo does show the greatness and mystery of such vast mountains, and the difficulty of roaming and exploring even when young! Rhiannon
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"... ambiguous billowing
"... ambiguous billowing silhouettes."
An evocative reverie wrapped up in a fine poem. A beautiful pic as well :)
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It's very clever the way you
It's very clever the way you intermingled physical geography with human physical behaviour.
I think there's something special about mountains that brings out the best in us.
They certainly inspired you to write a very enjoyable poem.
Turlough
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