Rain and Rest

I am a cloud in the heaven's height,
The stars are lit for my delight,
Tireless and changeful, swift and free,
I cast my shadow on hill and sea,
But why do the pines on the mountain's crest
Call to me always, "Rain and rest?"

I throw my mantle over the moon
And I blind the sun on his throne at noon,
Nothing can tame me, nothing can bind,
I am one of the heartless rhyme,
But oh the pines on the mountain's crest
Whispering always, "Rain and rest."