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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MY ISLANDS, by MARY DILLINGHAM FREAR
First Line: On the edge of the world my islands lie
Last Line: Be isles of the blest for aye!
Subject(s): Hawaii
First Line: On the edge of the world my islands lie
Last Line: Be isles of the blest for aye!
Subject(s): Hawaii
On the edge of the world my islands lie,
Under the sun-steeped sky,
And their waving palms
Are bounteous alms
To the soul-spent passer-by.
On the edge of the world my islands dream,
Under the tender gleam
Of moon and star
That beckon far
From worlds that only seem.
On the edge of the world my islands sleep
In a slumber soft and deep.
What should they know
Of a world of woe
And myriad men who weep?
On the edge of the world my islands wake,
And their languid sleep forsake.
They long to live,
Their all to give,
And the work of the world partake.
On the edge of the world, dear islands, stay,
Far from the clamorous day.
Content with calm,
Hold peace and balm,
Be Isles of the Blest for aye!
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