Mount Rainier
A snowcapped mountain, but beneath lies a volcano
There’s Mount Rainier,
looming over Seattle,
in the Pacific Northwest —
an imposing presence.
Snowcapped, with glaciers
feed multiple creeks and rivers ,
when melted in summer.
With conifers and wildflowers
all around, it's spectacular.
Just looking at it's grandiosity
humbles the viewers,
Even the passing clouds
change shape to lenticular.
as they touch the slopes.
But beneath the calm veneer
lies a rumbling stratovolcano —
it can burst, unleashing lahar,
the catastrophic mudflows,
much like Mount St. Helens —
they are part of same mountain,
the formidable Cascade range.
Nature is sure spectacular,
but it can also be brutal.
We must admire the serenity,
but live with awareness.
Nature always commands —
we live in harmony with it,
not the other way around.
Note: I had visited this stunning mountain, in 2016. It can erupt anytime — geologists are actively tracking its geological activities.
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Seema Patel
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Absolutely beautiful, both your words and your pictures! ⚡💙⚡
Such a fascinating poem and well written.