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IMPRESSIONS
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A blue lake among the snow-clad peaks,
Evergreens mirrored in its placid depths, Vivid blue of sky overhead,
Quiet and peace and lovelinessSolitude in the rarified air of mountain-top,
The gentle calm, clean bright air, Time and place for meditation,
Another memory. Long line of white sand stretching on and on,
The feel of salty spray upon my cheek, Fresh, invigorating, briny air, so clean and fine,
Waves rushing up to swallow me and then Turning and fleeing as if daunted at their courage,
The deep rythm of the joy-pulsating Life Beating, restless and yet soothing to the spirit,
The sense born in upon me of eternal bigness Of strength, of purpose, and back of that, the
The spirit of Love that will conquer all, ! Night on the desert, with a dome of stars
Bending over and touching at all sides. Stars so bright and without number, millions
It would seem. Vastness, a great world Gf peace and yet the throb of life withal.
Air so clear and cool and clean. The heat of day yielding to the lovely cool of night.
The Nearness of the eternal heart of Naure. A forest of giant trees, stretching long arms to heaven,
A sort of cathedral, so still and silent, A fall of lights & shadows through the high-up branches,
A bird's exquisite song blending with the stillness Pine needles so thick and deep that one walks on carpet
