Classic and Contemporary Poetry
POINT LOMA SONNETS: 10. CABRILLO, by WINIFRED DAVIDSON First Line: Unbroken stillness where our canyons wind Last Line: Victoria and high san salvador. Subject(s): Cabrillo, Juan Rodriguez (d. 1543); Point Loma, California | ||||||||
Unbroken stillness where our canyons wind -- Before vast Spanish herds came here to browse; Before these hills made wander-ways for cows -- A breathlessness; while putting Time behind. Throughout that long old waiting and a kind Of awful spell among the rigid boughs Where ancient oaks from dreams could not arouse, Our Loma lay unnamed. Years, years declined. Who heard the ringing of Cabrillo's bells Where naught but lonely breezes breathed before? Who saw the magic lifting, quickened swells? Three frightened wild men leaped along this shore -- The first to greet those stately caravels, Victoria and high San Salvador. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...POINT LOMA SONNETS: 11. VIZCAINO by WINIFRED DAVIDSON POINT LOMA SONNETS: 12. SUNRISE by WINIFRED DAVIDSON POINT LOMA SONNETS: 2. BENNINGTON by WINIFRED DAVIDSON POINT LOMA SONNETS: 3. EL VELO DEL SOL by WINIFRED DAVIDSON POINT LOMA SONNETS: 4. SILENCES by WINIFRED DAVIDSON POINT LOMA SONNETS: 5. GRAY by WINIFRED DAVIDSON POINT LOMA SONNETS: 6. BLUE by WINIFRED DAVIDSON POINT LOMA SONNETS: 7. RAIN by WINIFRED DAVIDSON POINT LOMA SONNETS: 8. ISLE LOMA by WINIFRED DAVIDSON APRIL AFTERNOON, POINT LOMA (1769) by WINIFRED DAVIDSON |
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