Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CALIFORNIA, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS


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First Line: I've seen the world, I've traveled far
Last Line: My heart doth yield to thee.
Subject(s): California; Cities; Home; Roads; Travel; Urban Life; Paths; Trails; Journeys; Trips


I've seen the world, I've traveled far
To lands beyond the sea,
But there is one rare beauty spot
At home that calls to me;
'Tis California, wonderland
Of mountains, sky, and sea—
Fair land of sunshine and of flowers,
My heart responds to thee.

When winter comes with chilling blast
Around my New York home,
The wanderlust within my blood
Doth urge me forth to roam
To some fair land of sun and flowers—
Thy call then comes to me
O'er mountain, plain, and desert waste,
That I return to thee.

There is no fairer land I know
Where I would rather be;
I speed along thy mountain roads
That wind along the sea,
And passing on through fruits and flowers
Thy desert comes to me,
While evermore a magnet draws—
'Tis thy Yosemite.

Fair California, wonderland,
Thou art in memory
Forevermore, and evermore,
Land beautiful to me!
Thou fairest of the loveliest,
Thou siren by the sea
Forevermore, and evermore,
My heart doth yield to thee.





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