Who’s the greatest of all? <br /> <br />Fujiyama the valiant, <br />in the land of Nihongin, <br />a holy mountain of cherry blossoms <br />white cap on top, perfect in every way, <br />land of the rising sun’s most admired, <br />frigid, but not courageous enough! <br /> <br />Listen! No one doubts, outwits <br />three Italian beauties, <br />Vesuvius, Etna, Stromboli <br /> <br />Ah! Those old, feeble and descrepit <br />Strumpets! <br /> <br />Here’s one! Kilauea, remember? <br />Hawaiian comely but rabid and <br />renowned lava spewer! <br /> <br />Silence! <br /> <br />You can’t take off your eyes from her <br />She’s more perfect than Fuji <br />down south Pacific way, <br />poise, gorgeous Mayon! . <br />Magnificent in the night, <br />delight of the Pearl of the Orient, <br />verdant, daring, fearsome, <br />mountaineers’ favorite! <br /> <br />Oh no! Not her, forget everything, said I <br /> <br />Gosh! Look up, forget her not! <br />Mount Pinatubo, furious, bold <br />The greatest of all times this century <br />ever recorded in history, a celebrity! <br />Supervolcano? Nyet <br />When angered, devastates, <br />neo landmarks revealed, <br />ash plume shoots up thousand feet, <br />descends to earth as if snowflakes, <br />darkness covers half the world, yet <br />quiet now, dormant once more <br />but not forever…its greatness <br />wouldn’t be forgotten ever! <br /> <br />Agreed! ! !<br /><br />Noel Horlanda<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/volcano-monologue/
