Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PINE TREES ON THE MOUNTAIN, by ROSE CRAWFORD PHILLIPS


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PINE TREES ON THE MOUNTAIN, by                    
First Line: Silence and solitude, and a dove's low call
Last Line: Pine trees of the mountains... Looking up to god!
Subject(s): Pine Trees; Trees; Worship


Silence and solitude, and a dove's low call;
Deep the purple stillness, brooding over all.

Coral-tinted clouds -- over mountain bending;
To her nest on its crest, eagle ascending.

Silence and solitude, and winding trails
From the long distance, coyotes' lonely wails.

A bent, old prospector, trudging over the track,
Followed by his burro, loaded with a pack.

Trudging on with swinging canteen in his hand --
Sleep comes sweet and dreamless -- on a bed of sand.

Purple sage and cactus; creatures wild and small --
Pure white light of desert-stars -- gleaming over all.
Rocky cliffs -- and caverns human foot never trod --
Pine trees of the mountains... looking up to God!





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