To The Memory Of John Burroughs

"I go to nature to be soothed and healed,

and to have my senses put in order."

-John Borroughs

John Burroughs

(1837-1921)

American naturalist and essayist

In the pathways of heaven-

I see you walking there,

The sunlight softly falling

Upon your snowy hair.

A wood thrush sings a welcome

In burst of melody...

A squirrel chatters shrilly

From the boughs of a tree.

Boyhood rock and grave site of John Borroughs at Woodchuck Lodge.

John Borroughs Memorial State Historic Site

Roxbury, New York

Great hemlocks lift their branches

High against the azure blue...

And all the baby spruces

Stretch forth their arms to you.

In the pathways of heaven-

I see you walking there,

The sunlight softly falling

Upon your snowy hair.

Slabsides is the one story log cabin built by naturalist

John Burroughs.  Located in West Park, New York the cabin

was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1968.

"To The Memory Of John Burroughs"

Catherine Parmenter