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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MIGHTY YOSEMITE, by YONE NOGUCHI Poet's Biography First Line: Oh, thunderous opening of the unseen gate of solemn heaven's eternal court Last Line: Eternity! Subject(s): Yosemite Valley And National Park | |||
Oh, thunderous opening of the unseen gate of solemn Heaven's Eternal Court! Behold, clouds, tenants of the sky, sweep down from the heavens unto a secret palace under the Earth!— Aye, mighty Yosemite!—a glorious troop of the unsuffering souls of gods Marches on with battle-sound against the unknown castle of Hell!— Aye, a divine message of Heaven unto Earth—the darksome house of mortals—to awake! The shout of Hell wedded to the Silence of Heaven completes the Valley concert, forms the true symphony— I, a muse from the Orient, where is revealed the light of dawn, Hearken to the welcome strains of genii from the heart of the great Sierras— I repose under the forest-boughs that invoke the Deity's hymn from the Nothing- air. Here, brother mortal, lies the path, like Beauty's arm, guiding thee into the Heaven afar!— Alone I stray by the mountain walls that support the enameled mirror-sky, Enfolding my free-born soul in the vice-purifying odors of the forest from an unknown corner of Paradise. O unfading wonder, eternal glory! I pray a redemption from the majesty that chains me— (Lo! Hell offers a great edifice unto Heaven!) Oh, I bid my envy and praise rest against thee; I am content in the sounding Silence, in the powerless Time that holds the Valley in the age of gold; I proffer my stainful body and leprous soul with blackest shame unto thee; I am united with the Universe, and the Universe with me. Oh, hail, brother mortal! the true joy is revealed unto thee— Be thou a wave ebbing and flowing with the air of Heaven! Behold! The genii of the forest chant Peace unto the Lord from an unknown shrine in the Valley temple. Oh, mighty chapel of God! Thou knowest not an iron chariot stained with hostile blood;— Aye, idle spears and foolish shields dare not ruin thee, proclaiming War in Eternity! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...YOSEMITE by CINCINNATUS HEINE MILLER THE WATER OUZEL by HARRIET MONROE YOSEMITE by MABEL KINGSLEY RICHARDSON BEAUTIFUL YOSEMITE by VIVA I. STARK YOSEMITE STROPHES by CHARLES WHARTON STORK FIRE FALL IN THE YOSEMITE by ELEANOR VOSWINKEL YOSEMITE: PHOTO VS MEMORY by KATIE DONOVAN HALF DOME, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK by SARAH GORHAM |
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