Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE HILL ROAD, by HELEN KNIGHT GOODING


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THE HILL ROAD, by                    
First Line: Let others take the valley road, a safe and beaten track
Last Line: Under the sun I'll take for aye, the steep hill road, with you.
Subject(s): Absence; Courtship; Hearts; Love; Prairies; Separation; Isolation; Plains


Let others take the valley road, a safe and beaten track,
I shall follow a trail along the mountain's mighty back,
Where winds from plains blow free, and distant hills look dim and blue,
Ever my heart is far away upon the heights, with you.

The valley gives me shelter, and many its charms and rare;
The sun kisses it warmly and soft breezes stir the air.
Though in the vale I'm living, and toiling the long days through,
Always my heart is far away upon the ridge, with you.

From there I see the prairie wide, that knows my step no more,
And count again the loved land-marks, naming them o'er and o'er
From rocky pinnacle I look upon a far-flung view,
Trying to pierce the purple haze, on the high road, with you.

Floating veils often wave like hands over the hill road fair,
But when a wind dispels the mist, the path I love is there.
Others may roam in shady woods, through grasses wet with dew,
Under the sun I'll take for aye, the steep hill road, with you.





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