Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SAN FRANCISCO BAY, by AMELIA WOODWARD TRUESDELL


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SAN FRANCISCO BAY, by                    
First Line: Grandest bay! Upon whose bosom navies of all the world
Last Line: Blesséd gate, where millions find the golden boon of liberty!
Subject(s): Adventure And Adventurers; San Francisco Bay, California; Travel; Journeys; Trips


Grandest bay! upon whose bosom navies of the world might rest,
Gently holdest thou a mirror to the white gull's snowy breast,

And thy deep arterial currents, drawn from ocean's throbbing heart,
Bear as light the iron monster or the white skiff to thy mart;

Rainbows quiver 'neath thy surface; heaven repeats itself below;
As a spirit to a substance, softer there its colors glow.

Leagues to northward, leagues to southward, wanders thy adventurous strand,
And thy sinuous arms extending gather wealth from all the land;

Wide thy Golden Gate stands open to all nations of the world;
Free between its stately portals all flags are in peace unfurled.

Beauteous Gate, when loitering sunset covers thee with burnished gold!
Mighty Gate, when surging ocean thy strong cliffs alone withhold!

Treach'rous Gate, deceiving many with a name most fair to see!
Blesséd Gate, where millions find the golden boon of liberty!





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