The Old Man Of The Mountain is a drawing by Sean Connolly which was uploaded on January 7th, 2014.
The Old Man Of The Mountain
The Old Man Of The Mountain
millennia ago, a mountain is made in man's image
fate and the last ice age are the sculptors... more
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Title
The Old Man Of The Mountain
Artist
Sean Connolly
Medium
Drawing - Charcoal On Paper
Description
The Old Man Of The Mountain
millennia ago, a mountain is made in man's image
fate and the last ice age are the sculptors accountable for an unusual 40-foot tall rock formation resembling the profile of an old man's face
gradually, and through solid New Hampshire granite, the creativity of a retreating glacier carves it.
they call him The Old Man Of The Mountain
high above Profile Lake he overlooks in an inspirational, stoic, and ageless stare
the arc of Time amuses him as he spans it
for a miniature eternity,
This Old Man kicks Time's ass
but on May 3, 2003, faultering and tiring,
he failed to resist any longer and succumbed
he couldn't answer the bell
a keystone rock in his adam's apple rolled,
and this unique overhung 5-layered ledges of granite crumbled
a familiar force attracted him downward to the center of the Earth
The Old Man won his countless daily battles,
but on that day he finally lost the war to Gravity and its sadistic disregard
the still undefeated heavyweight tag-team
of Time & Gravity, once again,
demonstrate their inescapable power and influence over matter on this planet
in an unhappy ending worthy of an opera,
The Old Man Of The Mountain exists no more.
This charcoal pencil on paper artwork was completed Jan 7, 2014.
Uploaded
January 7th, 2014
Comments (6)
Celeste Mayne
I visited this rock formation, many times in the past! It brought visitors from far away lands! Sad; to know that it has succumbed to the ravages of time! Love your art!
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