Mount Agassiz
by Charlotte Fiske Bates�(1838�1916) |
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BEFORE this mountain bore his well-loved name
Whose
greatness runs through both the hemispheres,
Whose
life-work, after death, but swells his fame,
Whose sudden
loss set Science' self in tears,�
I stood upon it; now if
I were there
Among the flocking thoughts would this one
brood,�
Mount Agassiz! It must have known such prayer
As rose at Penikese where once he stood
Pleading with
Heaven, yet uttering not a word,
Leading the face and
spirit of that throng
On through an awe-hinged gate, that
swung unheard,
Into His presence where all souls belong:�
So doubtless, here, with noisy words unshod,
Went Prayer
in Horeb silence unto God. |
By Charlotte Fiske Bates�(1838�1916)
Listed May 1, 2014 |
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