Famous Nature Poem

Jessie B. Rittenhouse's poem, "In The Green Mountains," captures the speaker's overwhelming sense of awe amidst breathtaking natural beauty. The opening lines establish a theme of vigilance through the speaker's declaration: "I dare not look away." This strong statement, coupled with the fear of missing something beautiful, sets the stage for a poem steeped in the importance of attentiveness to the natural world. The poet employs repetition in lines like "beauty such as this" and "loveliness I miss" to emphasize the importance of remaining mindful and fully experiencing the moment.

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In The Green Mountains

By more Jessie B. Rittenhouse

I dare not look away
    From beauty such as this,
Lest, while my glance should stray,
    Some loveliness I miss.

The trees might choose to print
    Their shadow on the lake;
The windless air might glint
    With aspen leaves that shake.

Over the mountains there
    A thin blue veil might drift;
Then in a moment rare
    This thin blue veil might lift.

Ah, I must pay good heed
    To beauty such as this,
Lest, in some hour of need,
    Its loveliness I miss.

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