He is not destitute of lore, -- Far, far from it is he, -- Who doth the mighty hills adore, And love them reverently. Methinks they who make their abode On plain and valley wide Are not so near to heaven and God As those who by hills abide. Tho' sweet your city life may be, Yet sweeter, sweeter still Is my quiet country life to me, By vale and lofty hill. Far from the city's strife and care I live a life obscure; I breathe the sweet health-giving ai And drink the water pure. The rugged, rocky peaks I climb, Which bold and peerless stand, Majestic, mighty, huge, sublime, So beautiful and grand! The wondrous works of God I view In every dell and nook; And daily learn some lesson new, From Nature's open book. Here calm and wooded glens afford The noblest, purest kind Of inspiration for the bard's Dreamy and gifted mind. And here is music never still, Not tiresome, weird or dull; And here are scenes for artist's eye, Lovely and beautiful. How oft their grandeur I've admired As 'neath them I have stood; And it was they that me inspired To love the pure and good. How sweet among their vales to roam, And view their summits high; Here may I ever have a home, Here may I live and die! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THOMAS HOOD by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON AT THE FUNERAL OF A MINOR POET by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH ICED BRANCHES by KENNETH SLADE ALLING PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 60. AL-MU'HID by EDWIN ARNOLD AVE MARIA IN ROME by MATHILDE BLIND THE ALLIGATOR by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD |