Ant Hill

Here's a link to my you tube channel where I read my poetry. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHB1Q13LID4

You are like a mountain, not a
sublime snowcapped mountain in
Colorado, or like the Cerro Torre in
Argentina and Chili.
Not like
the Ama Dablam in Nepal.
But you seem like a
mountain none the less.
A mountain that obscures
the beauty of the
majestic sunrise,
and the grandeur of life.
A mountain that
smothers love and
everything glorious.
Maybe you aren't
a mountain at all.
Perhaps you're an
ant hill, dragging
dead souls into
your busy hole.
I climbed you, and
was so enamored with
your beauty, I missed
your charade and
masquerade.

Author's Note

Here is a link to my recently published, e-book, Rise Up Collected Poems and Short Stories.
https://booksie.chainletter.io/i/thomaswcase888

Reviews

[John the Baptist]

Usually the designation of mountain is a compliment, a tribute to a person's dependability. Here, however, we get the reverse, a mountain that obscures all the good in life. Before the poem ends, there is a demotion to ant hill, the haunt of hungry bugs. Maybe it's better just to be a hill. Moderation is usually dependable.

[Thomas W Case]

Thanks for the read and comment.

[Ken Simm.]

I wonder if you can have such a concept as a Bonsai mountain? I really enjoyed this.

[Thomas W Case]

Thanks, Ken. Much appreciated.

[andrew mitchell]

Reminds me of an old proverb. There are many ways up to the top of the mountain but the view is always the same. Nice work Thomas.

[Thomas W Case]

Thanks, Andrew. Much appreciated.

[George Carr]

Love it man its pretty cool.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you. Much appreciated.

[Rylie Grace Vittwin]

That was beautiful... love the opposite sides of looking at it

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you so much. I appreciate it.

[light and ashes]

Wow.............
well said, and quite the insult.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you. Much appreciated.

[Arundass TP]

Here there is no Ant hills. So I miss it. I have seen it in pics. They are beautiful as if your poem explains it very touching.

[Thomas W Case]

Thank you. Much appreciated.

[red93]

A poem of disenchantment Thomas, in which you set up the metaphor and then deconstruct it. Excellent ✨️✨️✨️✨️✨️

[Thomas W Case]

Thanks for reading, my friend.

[Vol]

Thomas, The thing about mountains that i have found is, they are always much further away than they seem...
Vol

[emmajoygreen]

Reading this poem was a lesson in 'watch very carefully, there's a lot to be found'. So, I did and there is, Thomas. Where one reads the word 'mountain' it's taken as great and beautiful - more than grandly picturesque. But in the worst of weathers or as night gradually covers it. mountains can be become merciless, absorbing space that make lesser sights, smaller meanings.. seem worthless. If I read a fourth time, will probably see yet another meaning to your finely laid poem, sir

[Thomas W Case]

You are kind. Thank you so much.