A Heritage of Hills - Mountain Light School

Hills, to the great ocean of the West,
To swell her fair bosom, that she may bear
A nation‟s commerce, and proclaim her worth
Among the crowns of ancient heritage.
To eastward the high rolling prairies,
Buttressed with the everlasting dolomite,
Upheaved and seamed and creviced by the strong,
Covered layer upon layer, fathoms deep,
With the disintegration and decay
Of ages, awaiting the grand processional
Of inventive genius to fructify
The fertile soil, and there produced in rich
And rare abundance, rivaling in grand
Profusion the luxuriant storehouse
Of Egypt, harvests of cereal food
To feed the great Eternal purpose.
Height upon height they rise, in undulations,
Vast as the troubled sea when wind and storm
Hold high carnival and would feign uproll
The angry waves to lash their fury out
In that bright firmament of peace....