Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SKYLINE TRAILS, by BLANCHE DEGOOD LOFTON


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SKYLINE TRAILS, by                    
First Line: Smooth grey macadam, or sunshiny rail
Last Line: I go, to the summons of skyline trails.
Subject(s): Sea; Ocean


Smooth grey macadam, or sunshiny rail,
Black-funneled ship, or a gleaming white sail --
Ribbon of highway, or moon-path of sea --
None of these ways will be tempting of me.

Mine is a wanderlust, harder to cure --
Old as mankind, and as certain its lure --
Spring-time or Autumn, the charm never fails:
I go, to the beckon of skyline trails!

Sturdy of boots, but a shoulder-light pack,
Up, then, and over the Mountain's broad back!
Deep-needled pathway, and pungence of pine,
Furry, light foot-prints, companioning mine.

Timberline-hemlock, or vine-maple glade,
Tall firs, that whisper ... and I, unafraid,
Thrill to the scents and the sounds of the wild! --
Kin to the forest -- the hill-country's child.

Up, and away with the dawning, I walk,
Singing to chatter of forest-folk talk ...
Noon-day, and silence -- that infinite hush!" ...
Night, and the sweet hermit-call of the thrush.

Night, and a finger of smoke from my fire,
Pointing as true as the Mountain's white spire ...
Sleep, and its benison, never once fails! --
I go, to the summons of skyline trails.





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