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GREEN POND, by                    
First Line: Above the plain upon the mountain crest
Last Line: By the great artist's hand in nature's coronet.
Subject(s): Lakes; Pools; Ponds


Above the plain upon the mountain crest,
Far from the ways of men, thy waters rest;
Pure as the cloudless sky, we find no trace
In the calm beauty of thy placid face
Of those wild bursts whose giant rage was spent
On the storm-twisted oaks and rude rocks lightning rent.

Enchanted lake! The nooks and tiny caves
That stud the blooming banks thy water laves
Are fairy haunts, and quickening eyes may see
These legions, joined in elfin revelry;
While o'er the scene the smiling spirits nod
As Mother Earth uplifts this chalice to her God.

Thou gem of wondrous beauty! What to thee
Are all the jewelled toys of majesty!
When thy clear sunlit depths and wavelets bright
Flash on our gaze their overwhelming light,
We deem thou art a mighty emerald set
By the great Artist's hand in Nature's coronet.





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