On the Road with Silver John: "Walk Like a Mountain"

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"Walk Like a Mountain"

Rafe Enoch is a mountaintop giant of incredible might,
But there's an even bigger reason to fear him.
The snap of his fingers sends lightning bolting,
And he can bring rain showering down at whim.

Now the behemoth has abducted a fetching young lady,
Conjured a deluge to drown out the settlement below.
The forecast is quite ominous until John comes,
Climbs high, and confronts this outsized foe.




Manly Wade Wellman's short story "Walk Like a Mountain" can be found in Owls Hoot in the Daytime & Other Omens.