Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TO A MOUNTAIN LAKE, by MABEL HALL WALTER



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TO A MOUNTAIN LAKE, by                    
First Line: What mighty force tore these great cliffs
Last Line: From deadening walls that, soundless, close me in!
Alternate Author Name(s): Hall, Sarah Mabel
Subject(s): Lakes; Pools; Ponds


What mighty force tore these great cliffs apart
And, seeking heaven, thus delivered thee
From darkness underneath, Lake Willoughby,
And from the restless fires that gnawed thy heart?
What ruthless power tossed those massive rocks,
Huge boulders, chaff-like, many miles around,
In towering furrows plowed the shuddering ground,
And harrowed it again with earthquake shocks?

O somber lake, thy frowning heights between,
Tell me the secret of thy noble peace;
When struggle ends, does calm content begin,
Do sparkling fountains quench the fires unseen?
For oh, my burning spirit seeks release
From deadening walls that, soundless, close me in!





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