Songs of the Rockies . glowed golden In the Suns decline. The winter snows lay deep, and all The Vale in marble chastityWas draped by Natures Frost-crystling alchemy. I looked—and on the crusted snowCast my log with sharp wonder cry, Gazing worshipful Upon the eastern sky. The great east Mountain of our God-loved Vale Smoked in shimring nuptial bed drape Of empassioned couples. Not more glorious was pearl-eyedVenus, panting in the throes of love. Than this towring Mountain,Quivering above. I saw the Groom—transcendent Star, Pressing on the Mountains heaving breast His orbed kiss, f
Songs of the Rockies . glowed golden In the Suns decline. The winter snows lay deep, and all The Vale in marble chastityWas draped by Natures Frost-crystling alchemy. I looked—and on the crusted snowCast my log with sharp wonder cry, Gazing worshipful Upon the eastern sky. The great east Mountain of our God-loved Vale Smoked in shimring nuptial bed drape Of empassioned couples. Not more glorious was pearl-eyedVenus, panting in the throes of love. Than this towring Mountain,Quivering above. I saw the Groom—transcendent Star, Pressing on the Mountains heaving breast His orbed kiss, flamingIn glances rubiest. Like search-light beams, the Groom, mid theCanopied purples, flashed fire eyes; Then rose at last—in flame—From the Mountains sighs. They embraced there—the Mountain andThe Star, in Hymens sweetest swoon; Then deep hid from view. By veil of proaching Moon. I waited till the Queen of Night Had cleared the east rim of the Vale, And by her light, shouldered sought the trail. 76. THERE IS NO BORDER TO THE WEST THERE is no border to the why I love it travels with the setting sun,On Freedoms high wave crest. It has no pampered royaltyTo check the flow of liberty;But warmest purge the soul of tyranny. All kings will fade. Republics ruleThe coming years of Histrys the air of our golden West,All men in liberty breathe best. There is no border to the why I love it travels with the setting Freedoms high wave crest. 77 The Vale of Elkanah is famous for its man}) rvon-derful cloud and atmospheric effects, but none are moreremarkable than the beautiful alpenglorvs of autumnand earl^ Tvinter. For man}) moments, in some in-stances, after the sun has gone don>n, orange and roseradiances so gloTP from the western sk}), as to tinge andcommunicate their colors to the first snoTvs of winter. 78 THE ALPENGLOW THE alpenglow is the parting glanceOf a perfect, cloudless as a d
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