Classic Poem

A Song with Hieroglyphs

Celestial flowers spring up in Glacier Park.
Invisible to all but faithful eyes.
Those who are wise
See each flower springing with its aureole.
Every dawning brings one more surprise,
Shining in heaven between them and the sun,
Or nodding where the cold fountains run,
Or hovering over granite, shale, and snow,
The ghostly flowers like rainbows come and go.

I

These are the flowers: Lettuce for the Deer,
The Bee's Book, The Clouds Appear,
The Angel's Puff Ball, The Chipmunk's Big Salt Cellar,
A Daisy Gone Wrong, The Sparrow's Fortune Teller,
The Fountain of Feathers, Idle Hours, —
These are the flowers.

II

These are the flowers: The Bear's Bridal Wreath,
The Glacier's Dance, The Summer Storm's White Teeth,
The Frost's Temple, The Icicle's Dream,
Going Toward the Rainbow, Sunlight on the Stream,
The Mountain Carpet. The Red Ant's Towers,
These are the flowers.

III

These are the flowers: Wall Paper for the Sky,
The Eaglet, The East Wind's Eye,
The South Wind's Lady, The Amazing Dawn,
The West Wind, The Vision of the Fawn,
The Companion of the Fern, The Dragon-Fly Lowers.
These are the flowers.

IV

These are the flowers: Going-to-the-Stars,
Going-on-Vacation, The Moth's Train of Cars,
Going-to-the-West, Going-to-the-Snow,
Going-to-the-Honey, The Indian's Bow,
Going-to-the-Moon, The Perfumed Bowers,
These are the flowers.

V

These are the flowers: The Flapper's Pride,
Ribbon for Your Hat, The Lover's Guide,
The Golden Garter, The Sheik's Plume,
Clocks for Your Stockings, Torch for the Gloom,
The Mirror of Fashion, The Crab-Apple Sours,
These are the flowers.

VI

These are the flowers: Romeo's Cap,
Kisses on the Mountain-Top, Diana's Lap,
A Thought from the Waterfall, Juliet's Bed,
The Midnight Wind, The Robin's Head,
The Breasts of Pocahontas, The Shadowy Powers,
These are the flowers.

VII

These are the flowers: The Sugar Candy Bun,
The Mohawk Fantasy, Singing-to-the-Sun,
Going-to-the-Stream, The Cricket from the Sea,
The Outdoor Corsage, The Baby Peach Tree,
Going-to-the-Winds, The June Time Showers,
These are the flowers, these are the dream flowers.