These are the things I prize And hold of dearest worth: Light of the sapphire skies, Peace of the silent hills, Shelter of the forests, comfort of the grass, Music of birds, murmur of little rills, Shadows of cloud that swiftly pass, And, after showers, The smell of flowers And of the good brown earth,- And best of all, along the way, friendship and mirth.

Easter Sunrise Pilgrimage to Father Serra Cross, Mount Rubidoux, with Henry Van Dyke. Riverside, California. March 23, 1913 (ed. 1913)