Mountain Lullaby

The mountains of Ireland and Scotland feel like an unending lullaby; following their soft, rounded contours, up and down, rolling along, made me feel sleepy and content.

The manifold mountain cones, now dark, now bright,

Now seen, now lost, alternate from rich light

To spectral shade; and each dissolving cloud

Reveals new mountains as it floats away.

an excerpt from  Glengarriff   by: Sir Aubrey De Vere