THE shepherd of the Alps am I, The castles far beneath me lie; Here first the ruddy sunlight gleams, Here linger last the parting beams. The mountain boy am I! Here is the river's fountain-head, I drink it from its stony bed; As forth it leaps with joyous shout, I seize it ere it gushes out. The mountain boy am I! The mountain is my own domain: It calls its storms from sea and plain; From north to south they howl afar; My voice is heard amid their war. The mountain boy am I! And when the tocsin sounds alarms, And mountain bale-fires call to arms, Then I descend, I join my king, My sword I wave, my lay I sing. The mountain boy am I! The lightnings far beneath me lie; High stand I here in clear blue sky; I know them, and to them I call; In quiet leave my father's hall. The mountain boy am I! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ARIZONA POEMS: 6. RAIN IN THE DESERT by JOHN GOULD FLETCHER LOVERS HOW THEY COME AND PART by ROBERT HERRICK SONNET TO MRS. REYNOLD'S CAT by JOHN KEATS THE CHILD IN A GARDEN by MARIA ABDY |