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Irwin, H. C.: A DAY'S RIDE, A LIFE'S ANALOGY. (2) - ZaunköniG - 28.10.2007 A DAY'S RIDE, A LIFE'S ANALOGY. 1. MID tangled forest and o'er grass-plain wide, By many a devious path and bridle way, Through the short brightness of an Indian day In middle winter, 'twas my lot to ride, Skirting the round-tipped pine-clad mountain-side, While far beyond, upon the steely blue Horizon, half concealed and half in view, Himalya's peaks upreared their snow-crowned pride In utter purity and vast repose. I, ere the first faint flash of morning glowed Within her Eastern chamber, took the road, And slowly riding between day and night I marked how, through the wan imperfect light, Ghostlike and grey loomed the eternal snows. 2. O near they seemed, each crack and crevice small Like bas-relief work showed, while in the light Of ruddy morn grey changed through pink to white. But soon the sun upclimbing flooded all The heavens, and then a thin and misty pall Of exhalations rose, and pale of hue And fainter ever those far summits grew, Until the day waned low, and shadows tall Sloped eastward. Then once more in radiance clear Of setting sunlight, beautiful as brief, Each peak and crag stood out in bold relief, Till slowly pink faded to ghostly grey : So through life's morning, noontide, evening, may Ideal hope dawn, fade, and reappear. |