Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WISCONSIN, by CORA BLAKESLEE BEEBE


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WISCONSIN, by                    
First Line: The scotsman rightly sings
Last Line: And that is home to me.
Subject(s): Pride; Wisconsin; Self-esteem; Self-respect


The Scotsman rightly sings
Of his heather-covered braes,
But the coulees of my native State
Are fairer far than these;
And the little blue-cupped badger,
That braves the frosty Spring,
Is dearer with its word of hope
Than all the flowers you sing;
And there's longing in my heart,
For its beauties I would see,
For there's only one Wisconsin,
And that is home to me.

Oh, this world is wide and fair,
With its many lands to see,
But there's only one Wisconsin,
And that is home to me.

The Alps may boast of higher peaks,
And mighty banks of snow,
But the beauty of these rolling hills
No other land may know;
I love them when the Autumn
Robes them in brilliant hue;
But when the Spring comes creeping on,
And clothes them fresh and new,
There's not in "green old England"
So fair a sight to see,
For there's only one Wisconsin,
And that is home to me.

Oh, the world is wide and fair,
With many lands to see,
But there's only one Wisconsin,
And that is home to me.

I love its rushing rivers,
And mighty inland seas,
But, oh, its brown and sparkling brooks
I'm loving more than these;
From southern sun-kissed meadows,
And fertile valleys wide,
To where the forests deep and dark
Stand in their stately pride,
My heart is true and loyal,
And evermore will be --
For there's only one Wisconsin,
And that is home to me.

Oh, the world is wide and fair,
With many lands to see,
But there's only one Wisconsin,
And that is home to me.





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