Pebbles and Shells (Hawkes collection)/The Mountain and the Stream

by Clarence Hawkes

THE MOUNTAIN AND THE STREAM

"Oh, restless stream, why do you hurry?
This peaceful world is not for worry;
Pray, stop with me and view the scene—
The tranquil hills, and meadows green."

"I cannot stop, I flow forever,
For I must be a mighty river;
You ne'er can feel and ne'er can know
The boundless joy it is to flow.
So while you stand, majestic, grand,
I hurry along, with ceaseless song
To ocean's strand."