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There was set before me a mighty hill

by Stephen Crane

Stephen Crane

There was set before me a mighty hill,
And long days I climbed
Through regions of snow.
When I had before me the summit-view,
It seemed that my labour
Had been to see gardens
Lying at impossible distances.




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