Lightly, Alpine rover, Tread the mountains over; Rude is the path thou'st yet to go; Snow cliffs hanging o'er thee, Fields of ice before thee, While the hid torrent moans below. Hark, the deep thunder, Thro' the vales yonder! 'Tis the huge avalanche downward cast; From rock to rock Rebounds the shock. But courage, boy! the danger's past. Onward, youthful rover, Tread the glacier over, Safe shalt thou reach thy home at last. On, ere light forsake thee, Soon will dusk o'ertake thee: O'er yon ice-bridge lies thy way! Now, for the risk prepare thee; Safe it yet may bear thee, Tho' 'twill melt in morning's ray. Hark, that dread howling! 'Tis the wolf prowling,-- Scent of thy track the foe hath got; And cliff and shore Resound his roar. But courage, boy,--the danger's past! Watching eyes have found thee, Loving arms are round thee, Safe hast thou reached thy father's cot. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HILL WIFE: HOUSE FEAR by ROBERT FROST MEN WHO MARCH AWAY' (SONG OF THE SOLDIERS) by THOMAS HARDY THE HOUSE OF LIFE: 57. TRUE WOMAN, HER LOVE by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI WINDY NIGHTS by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON THE SHEPHERD-BOY AND THE WOLF by AESOP FIRST CYCLE OF LOVE POEMS: 4 by GEORGE BARKER |