solstice to solstice :: slumber

slumber

What use is it to slumber here;
Though the heart be sad and weary?
What use is it to slumber here
Though the day rise dark and dreary?

For that mist may break when the sun is high
And this soul forget its sorrow
And the rose ray of the closing day
May promise a brighter tomorrow.

~ Emily Bronte

response to week seven of the solstice to solstice project at urban.prairie.forest
a fifty-two week project focused on the seasons – one word at a time
flickr pool – the solstice to solstice project

Sunday Muse

Oh the West Virginia Hills!
How majestic and how grand,
With their summits bathed in glory,
Like our Prince Immanuel’s Land!
Is it any wonder then,
That my heart with rapture thrills,
As I stand once more with loved ones
On those West Virginia hills?
Oh, the hills, beautiful hills,
How I love those West Virginia hills!
If o’er sea or land I roam,
Still I’ll think of happy home,
And my friends among the West Virginia hills.
“The West Virginia Hills”
words by Mrs. Ellen King
music by H. E. Engle