Brigham Young University - Banyan Yearbook (Provo, UT)

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SENTINELS OF TIME Where there is wind and weather, and a clear reach of sky, The trees will flock together, with leafy skirts held high. Tall silvered nnonarchs of the hills, trees wrapped In splendor stand, Till the icy robes of the storm ' s will, yield to the wind ' s conrimand. Friendly guardians of the way, trees shed their grace on passers-by. And from an autumn fountain spray, leaves that watched a summer die. Lonely sentries of the sea, trees hold the ramparts of the shore. Against the tidal enemy, and yield the rocks, but grant no more. Green cathedrals of the years, trees hide centuries in each bough. And cloister, in the rain ' s soft tears, the echo of a whispered vow. Trees of the lyric Southland know eternal summer ' s rhapsodies, And in the tranquil bayou ' s flow, they counterpoint their melodies. Trees that seek the Northern sky wear the seasons in their hair, And, in fair autumn, glorify the verdant promise spring pinned there. Trees that marshal in the west, like living beacons of the plain. Guide the sun unto its rest, and summon regiments of rain. Through the forest windows flow, shafts of light on quiet wing. To cast long shadows on the snow, and lead the winter into spring. Trees hail the morning sun, and hold all somber clouds at bay. While they unfurl, one by one, the brilliant banners of the day. And still beneath an evening sky, they keep a vigil with the light. And as the colors fade and die, draw down the curtain of the night. Sentinels of time and sea, trees kneel upon the rooted sod. And in a hushed soliloquy, they hold communion with their God. J. P. Folinsbee Reprinted from January, 1950, Coronet Copyright, 1949, by Esquire, Inc. l

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