Contemplative Poetry
1 min
The Mountain
Alaina Gupta (Age 9)
As you can see, there's a humongous mountain.
No? Oh, then look down.
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O !
N ! Maybe here?
And we are right here.
Either way, we are on the ground.
And we are going to climb this mountain!
Just imagine it's 1 million times more tall
And you might be thinking, wait, aren't we too small?
The mountain is too tall to climb,
and we are much too small to climb,
And we are so low!
So?
Maybe by ourselves we won't reach the top,
but with each other we surely won't drop.
Others will tease us and tell us we shouldn't try.
But if we take it in together, no one will cry.
This mountain is formed by unkindness, unconfidence, hate, a powerful storm.
But at the tippy top, there will be no more.
Different races and faces will push it further than before,
working together to withstand the storm.
And when we reach the tippy top, and plant a flag of unity, we will overcome a problem -though just one, there are so many other mountain tops to see.
No? Oh, then look down.
u
o s
y e
n e
a i
c t
w ?
O !
N ! Maybe here?
And we are right here.
Either way, we are on the ground.
And we are going to climb this mountain!
Just imagine it's 1 million times more tall
And you might be thinking, wait, aren't we too small?
The mountain is too tall to climb,
and we are much too small to climb,
And we are so low!
So?
Maybe by ourselves we won't reach the top,
but with each other we surely won't drop.
Others will tease us and tell us we shouldn't try.
But if we take it in together, no one will cry.
This mountain is formed by unkindness, unconfidence, hate, a powerful storm.
But at the tippy top, there will be no more.
Different races and faces will push it further than before,
working together to withstand the storm.
And when we reach the tippy top, and plant a flag of unity, we will overcome a problem -though just one, there are so many other mountain tops to see.
Spring into Poetry Contest, 2021 - San José Public Library
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