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The Joy of the HillsEdwin MarkhamI ride on the mountain tops, I ride; I have found my life and am satisfied. Onward I ride in the blowing oats, Checking the field-lark’s rippling notes — Lightly I sweep From steep to steep: Over my head through the branches high Come glimpses of a rushing sky; The tall oats brush my horse’s flanks; Wild poppies crowd on the sunny banks; A bee booms out of the scented grass; A jay laughs with me as I pass.I ride on the hills, I forgive, I forget Life’s hoard of regret — All the terror and pain Of the chafing chain. Grind on, O cities, grind: I leave you a blur behind. I am lifted elate — the skies expand: Here the world’s heaped gold is a pile of sand. Let them weary and work in their narrow walls: I ride with the voices of waterfalls!I swing on as one in a dream — I swing Down the airy hollows, I shout, I sing! The world is gone like an empty word: My body’s a bough in the wind, my heart a bird!

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