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Excerpt from Timpanogos: Wonder Mountain (First Prize Poem) By Elsie C. Carroll Decoration by Aretta Young I have seen your grand old summit Bathed in moonlight Soft with opalescent radiance; Shimmering waves of mid-night silence: Awesome, infinite, sublime. I have seen the glory of the morning Like a golden halo crown you; Glints of rose and pearl and azure Like soft regal robes enfolding. I have seen you somber-browed and pensive; Pearly hues to purple grown; Melancholy shadows brooding O'er your bosom fair. I have seen you wrapped in shrouds of blackness, With thunder-crashes Pierced by jagged forks of flame; Fearful; vengeful, demon-like; Engulfing. I have seen the peace-dove hover Lovingly about you With her misty, outspread wings Soothing after nature's Raging battle. I have seen you boldly flaunting Indian Summer splendors: Yellows, golds and crimsons - Gorgeousness supreme. I have seen you white and stately In an ermine mantle; Beautiful and chaste; Serene and cold and still. No matter how or when I see you My soul is thrilled with wonderous awe. You stand so firm; So steadfast thorough the ages; Unchanged through clouds. Or storms or sunshine; So like a symbol Of the Great Eternal. That's why I reverence you - Old Timp. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.