The Praying Pines, by Christine Siebeneck Swayne

The Praying Pines

Rooted they stand, but yet like pilgrim bands
That Heavenward raise their hands,
And, praying, climb a rocky mountain road,
So climb the pines up from the lower lands.   Tongueless? For those who hear upon the way,
Oh! With what zeal they pray!
Their voice a sweet, insistent, suppliant sigh,
As soft as zephyr's sound on summer's day.

poems.one - Christine Siebeneck Swayne

Christine Siebeneck Swayne