Nature

The Holy Mountains

by John Freeman 1880–1929

From Poems New and Old (1920)

Nature

The holy mountains,
The gay streams,
Heavy shadows,
And tall, trembling trees;
The light that sleeps
Between the heavy shadows,
Wind that creeps
Faintly, from far-off seas----

The mountains' light,
Waters' noise,
Trees' shadows,
Clear, slow, calm air,
Are dreams, dreams,
And far, far-fallen echoes
Of secret worlds
And inconceivable dark seas.

MLA

Freeman, John. “The Holy Mountains.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/freeman/137/.

Chicago

Freeman, John. “The Holy Mountains.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/freeman/137/.

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