Classic Poem

Clanging cymbal, crack of doom,
Flash of lightning, thunder's boom,
Clouds descending, darkness, gloom —
On the mountain-top alone!

All around me furies howl,
Gnashing teeth, malicious, foul,
Vamping, pulling at my cowl —
On the mountain-top alone!

Lonely, homing in alarm,
Fleeing creeping Hate and Harm,
Vainly seeking sheltering arm —
On the mountain-top alone!

Sol comes forth above a cloud,
Faint — I feel his warm breath crowd,
Blue skies break above my shroud —
On the mountain-top alone!