Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DAKOTA HOME, by MABEL KINGSLEY RICHARDSON


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DAKOTA HOME, by                    
First Line: Dakota, I have looked from heights on places
Last Line: Empire and haven, my dakota home.
Subject(s): Home; South Dakota


Dakota, I have looked from heights on places
Regal with beauty, glory and grace of Spain;
Yet what were these to match your open spaces,
The far horizons of your circling plain.

Dakota, there are worlds of pomp and splendor,
High vaulting domes and gilded spires that rise;
Sufficient is the quiet prairie wonder,
The benediction of your sunny skies.

Kings on their thrones are heavy scepters wielding,
The round world spreads her braiding roads to roam;
Mine be the grassy track at sun-down yielding
Empire and haven, my Dakota home.





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