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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CLOUD TRAIL, by CLIFFORD GESSLER Poet's Biography
First Line: The cool mist rolls against the ridge; we stand
Last Line: On the high trails, and here alone, is peace.
First Line: The cool mist rolls against the ridge; we stand
Last Line: On the high trails, and here alone, is peace.
The cool mist rolls against the ridge; we stand,
walkers in cloud, and feel upon our faces
the breath of heaven and heart-beat of the land,
the cleanness of the high and wind-washed places.
Upon the mountain, here there is no fear:
we are set free from worries of the town,
knowing the joy of standing on the sheer
sharp cliff where the wild water hurtles down.
Thus must the gods feel as in wreaths of cloud
they stride above the vast disordered world,
throw back their tawny heads and laugh aloud,
looking below to where the hills are furled.
To this bare height we come to find release:
on the high trails, and here alone, is peace.
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