Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE DISCOVERER, by HANIEL (CLARK) LONG


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First Line: Christopher columbus / runs through the grass
Last Line: Whiter than white.
Subject(s): Columbus, Christopher (1451-1506); Explorers; Exploring; Discovery; Discoverers


Christopher Columbus
Runs through the grass, --
He hushes, he halts,
At the sight of a lass;
And the moment unlooked for
Has come to pass.

He marks her as seemly,
Approves her as right;
She stands in the brook
Like the falling of light,
More golden than gold,
Whiter than white.




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