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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PASS-A-GRILLE, by CHARLES S. F. LINCOLN
First Line: Bright sand, the sea-grape and the saw-palmetto
Last Line: These are scenes we love at pass-a-grille.
Subject(s): Dawn; Stars; Villages; Sunrise
First Line: Bright sand, the sea-grape and the saw-palmetto
Last Line: These are scenes we love at pass-a-grille.
Subject(s): Dawn; Stars; Villages; Sunrise
Bright sand, the sea-grape and the saw-palmetto,
A straggling village by a still lagoon,
Where little boats tug softly at their moorings,
Outlined in silver by the southern moon.
The stars shine down, and to the north at evening,
An earthbound constellation, seen afar,
Sends to its peers above a friendly greeting
From twinkling windows of the Don Ce-Sar.
Out of the east the red dawn with its splendor
Flushes the breast of Boca Ciega Bay,
Where gulls and pelicans in safety floating,
Squabble and splash throughout the gorgeous day.
The sun sinks to its rest in golden glory
Over the great Gulf whose waves are never still:
These are the pictures that the memory treasures,
These are scenes we love at Pass-A-Grille.
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