(Rainy 



The forest-born stream is the useful and beau- 

 tiful one. It has a steady flow of clear water, 

 and fishermen cheerfully come to its green, 

 mossy banks. The buildings along its course are 

 safe from floods, and are steadily served with 

 the power of its reliable flow; its channel is free 

 from mud and full of water; it allows the busy 

 boats of commerce freely to come and go; in 

 countless ways it serves the activities of man. 

 It never causes damage, and always enriches 

 and gladdens the valley through which it flows 

 on to the sea. 



A song roused me from my revery. The sky 

 was almost clear, and the long, ragged shadows 

 of the nearest peaks streamed far toward the 

 east. Not a breath of air stirred. Far away a 

 hermit thrush was singing, while a thousand 

 spruces stood and listened. In the midst of this 

 a solitaire on the top of a pine tree burst out in 

 marvelous melody. 



