It was a mountain <br />That had been there forever <br />As far back as any one could remember <br /> <br />It was dark and large <br />Looming over the landscape <br />It was the centerpiece <br />The focal point of the village <br /> <br />It was still and silent <br />Like any other mountain <br />If not for its size <br />It would be taken for granted <br /> <br />Then one day <br />It heaved <br /> <br />One day it shook <br /> <br />One day right where the mountain stood <br /> <br />A giant elephant rose to its feet <br />A giant elephant awakened from sleep <br /> <br />Then I too awoke <br />I too arose <br />and roared <br />A volcano <br />Silent no more<br /><br />Sonya Florentino<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/sleeping-mountain-a-lucid-dream/
