Between the mountains and the plain br We leaned upon a rampart old; br Beneath, branch--blossoms trembled white; br Far--off a dusky fringe of rain br Brushed low along a sky of gold, br Where earth spread lost in endless light. br br The mountains in their glory rose, br Peak thronging peak; cloud--shadows mapped br The purpling brown with milky blue; br Removed, austere, shone rarer snows br Above dark ridges vapour--wrapped-- br Afar shone, Love, for me and you. br br Sky--seeking mountains, boundless plain! br Old walls, and April--blossomed trees! br Of ever--young, world--ancient power, br The height, the space, was your refrain. br In us, us too, eternities br Made of that moment a white flower.