Monadnoc from afar
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Dark flower of Cheshire garden,
Red evening duly dyes
Thy sombre head with rosy hues
To fix far-gazing eyes.
Well the Planter knew how strongly
Works thy form on human thought;
I muse what secret purpose had he
To draw all fancies to this spot.
Ralph Waldo Emerson is just one of the to have written about the rocky outcrop of Mount Monadnock in New Hampshire. Other poets who have been inspired by Mount Monadnock include Henry David Thoreau and Amy Lowell.
