Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CANYON OF THE YELLOWSTONE, by BERTYE YOUNG WILLIAMS


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CANYON OF THE YELLOWSTONE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: This I shall remember
Last Line: Hanging from the skies.
Alternate Author Name(s): Williams, B. Y.
Subject(s): Yellowstone National Park


This I shall remember
Beyond all time and space --
You and I together
In this awesome place;
The bright day near its ending,
The sun's descending glow
Lighting up the splendor
Of the chasm far below;
Turbulent and silver
Runs the furious stream
Quieted by distance
To the cadence of a dream;
Like an arras woven
For the gods' delight
Hang the walls of yellow,
Ember red and yellow, green and topaz yellow --
All fading into night.

This I shall remember
Far beyond life's close,
When I have forgotten
The perfection of the rose;
I shall drink this moment
Like a golden wine
When life's pungent vintage
Is no longer mine.
You and I -- no other
Memory I crave
For the heart to feed on
In the quiet grave;
This enough of vision
For my fast-sealed eyes --
Walls of tawny yellow,
Crimson, green and yellow, tapestries of yellow
Hanging from the skies.





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