Yone Noguchi

“ The genii of the Valley fly from the roar of a thousand lions to the sacred peace above—
Lo, an unknown jeweler decks the black, velvety heaven with treasure-stars—
Yea, the Mother-Goddess, mantling the earth with the night, forbids Yosemite disturb her baby-angel's dream in the heaven!
Hark! the night disconcord of the eternal falling of waters sounding discontent throughout the earth—
O, a chariot is rushing down to an unknown hollow in wild triumph! ”

“ Rhyme on, Lady-Rivulet from thy mountain Memnon, thy tunable song awakening mortals' vanity-dreams!
Ah, Nakedness! Nakedness—to whom Shame and Pride are buried in the peaceful tomb of Faith!
Ah, Loneliness! Loneliness—to whom a boatman of God is the sole savior on the vast Sea of Eternity! ”

“ O Repose, whose bosom harbors the heavenly dream-ships, welcome me, an exiled soul!
Thou Forest, where Peace and Liberty divide their wealth with even a homeless convict,
Let me sleep in thy arm-boughs, safer far than a king's iron castle guarded by mortal power! ”