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Beyond

Tranquility

By Antoni De'LeonPublished about a year ago Updated about a year ago 2 min read
Beyond
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Beyond the Sunlit Mountain, there exists A Serene Vista where a heart skips a beat.

The sun ascends, casting its Golden touch upon the rugged peaks...

the world awakens.

Here, atop the Mountain, you stand, solitary, a witness to nature’s grandeur.

The Morning Hushes, The air is crisp, carrying the faint scent of pine and dewy grass.

The valley below lies Cocooned in mist, like a secret untold between earth and sky.

The Mountains Shoulder themselves...their ancient spines rising with quiet majesty.

Jagged cliffs, softened by Eons of wind and rain, jut out like the proud shoulders of a guardian.

Lichen clings to the rocks, a Salute to timeless wonder.

The Sun clears the horizon, Spilling warmth across the landscape.

Shafts of light pierce through gaps in the forest canopy, Illuminating patches of emerald green.

Each leaf seems to Shimmer, as if it knows it is part of something magical.

The stand of towering Pines lines the ridge.

Their needles catch the light, Turning from deep green to burnished gold.

The breeze Rustles through their branches, a Gentle murmur, an invitation to pause and listen.

The Valley peeks Below, gazing to a patchworked quilt of meadows, rivers, and tiny homes.

Wisps of smoke rise from chimneys, Promising hearth-warmed breakfasts.

A river snakes through, Glinting like a silver ribbon in springtime.

Above, an Avian Ballet adagio's as a pair of eagles ride the thermals. Their wings stretch wide, catching the updrafts. They arabesque...a duet of freedom...tracing lazy circles against the cerulean sky.

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Wildflowers abound...Don’t forget to glance down.

Alpine blooms, violets, buttercups, and delicate forget-me-nots...Carpet the ground. Their colors defy the rocky soil, declaring life’s insistence on beauty.

The Distant Peaks beyond this sunlit mountain emerge.

They wear crowns of snow, Eternal and aloof.

Their names are told in legends: Everest, K2, Annapurna. You wonder what stories they hold.

The Silence is perhaps the most enchanting part.

It wraps around you like a soft cloak. No car horns, no ringing phones. Just the wind, the birds, and your own heartbeat.

And so, as you stand there...a part of this vista. Infinitesimal. As you realize that beauty isn’t just seen; it’s felt.

The sunlit mountain becomes a Sanctuary for your weary spirit, a place where time slows, and worries dissolve.

This view exists both in the Tangible world and within the chambers of your imagination.

Whether you’ve stood on such a peak or dreamt of it, let it linger—an image of Tranquility...for whenever life feels a bit too Chaotic.

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BalladFree Versenature poetry

About the Creator

Antoni De'Leon

Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. (Helen Keller).

Tiffany, Dhar, JBaz, Rommie, Grz, Paul, Mike, Sid, NA, Michelle L, Caitlin, Sarah P. List unfinished.

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  • Caitlin Charltonabout a year ago

    Back to say congratulations for your 3rd place win under Emerging Creators 🙂🎊🥳🎉

  • Cindy Calderabout a year ago

    Congratulations for placing 3rd place for Most Emerging Creator on this week's leaderboard with this amazing piece. Well done.

  • Novel Allenabout a year ago

    Absolutely lovely.

  • T. Lichtabout a year ago

    So beautifully written, your pen is like a paintbrush on a canvas! Great Poem.

  • Cathy holmesabout a year ago

    This is beautifully descriptive and calming. Well done.

  • Tiffany Gordonabout a year ago

    Uber-gorgeous writing! Simply spectacular! BRAVO!

  • C. Rommial Butlerabout a year ago

    The mountain is a timeless symbol of unassailable peace through silent contemplation. Well-wrought!

  • My goodness, this was breathtakingly, most stunningly, beautiful! Felt so blissful!

  • Caitlin Charltonabout a year ago

    I love that you wrote what nature brings to us into the form of a story. Giving us different ways in which we could interact with it, achieving a moment of tranquility. Nicely done.

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